Seven students die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Turkey

The seven university students were found dead in their home in the Cankaya district of the Turkey’s capital, Ankara.

The tragedy was revealed when the students, who had gathered to celebrate the new year, to failed respond to phone calls made by their relatives early on the first day of the new year, AA said.

Family members contacted police who entered the apartment and made the grim discovery.

An investigation into the cause of the deaths revealed a blocked chimney in the building’s natural gas-operated domestic heating system.

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