/ 26 February 2001

36 FELLED BY FISHY APHRODISIAC

THIRTY-six Egyptians were struck down with serious food poisoning after eating fishy sandwiches sold for their alleged aphrodisiac properties. The owner of the fish restaurant was arrested for selling the dodgy snacks containing a mixture of fish, shrimps and lobster, which he said had the same effect as the Viagra anti-impotence pill. He was selling the sandwich for 10 Egyptian pounds, while one Viagra pill costs four times that amount in Egyptian pharmacies and can sell for far higher on the black market. – AFP