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Manba’ul Hikam Islamic School Denies Any Student Died After Free Meal Incident

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Pondok Pesantren Manba’ul Hikam in Sidoarjo is still counting students who reported health problems after consuming the government’s Free Nutritious Meal program.
  • The school said ambulances took students to hospitals, most treated students had returned in stable condition, and others remained under observation.
  • The school denied that any student had died or that its internal kitchen caused the suspected food poisoning, calling those reports hoaxes.

Pondok Pesantren Manba’ul Hikam in Sidoarjo is still recording the number of students who reported health problems after eating meals from Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal program, as new cases continued to be reported.

We are still in the process of counting the victims. For now, we are focusing on treating them.

· Ahmad ZainalThe school administrator explained why officials had not finalized the number of affected students.

Ahmad Zainal, a school administrator, said the boarding school was prioritizing medical treatment over quickly finalizing the number of affected students. Ambulances from hospitals and volunteers arrived at the pesantren, and students were referred to several hospitals across Sidoarjo.

The school said students who received medical care had been treated, with most returning to the pesantren in healthy and stable condition. Others remained under observation while they recovered.

Because the number of victims is still increasing.

· Ahmad ZainalZainal said new students were continuing to report health complaints.

The pesantren strongly denied reports that any student had died. It also rejected claims that the suspected poisoning originated in the school’s internal kitchen, calling both allegations entirely false. The school urged parents and the public to rely on official announcements from the pesantren’s administrators for updates.

Regarding the various negative reports circulating outside, especially the false news about casualties or allegations that the poisoning originated from the school’s internal kitchen, we confirm that these reports are entirely hoaxes.

· Pondok Pesantren Manba’ul HikamThe school’s official statement denied reports of deaths and blamed contamination on its kitchen.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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