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Two Moldovan women arrested for selling human remains.

CHISISNAU, Moldova (AP) Two women have been arrested in impoverished Moldova for selling meat that tests revealed to be human remains, police and Interior Ministry officials reported Saturday. A customer reported the women to police Friday after buying the meat, which they were selling in plastic bags outside a butcher's shop in downtown Chisinau, said the officials, who refused to be identified.

The women, whose names were not released, told police that they acquired the meat from a state cancer clinic in Chisinau.

Police said they did not want to immediately make an official statement because they did not want to create public panic.

Moldova, a former Soviet Republic, is among the poorest countries in Europe, with an average monthly salary of just $30. Many of the 4.5 million inhabitants, especially in rural areas, are paid in crops and other objects.

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my comments - after reading that, I'm almost glad I'm on a liquid diet for a few days.

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

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This is gross! Two things hit me at the same time, this is an awful thing to do and how desperate these people must be.

When you hear of a story like this, at first you think of an isolated incident and then you wonder how often does this happen.

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

Far worse hunger was experienced in the Ukraine under Stalin -- estimates vary, but the lowest figure given for those who starved to death is 4 million. And it was deliberate, not just the result of corruption and incompetence as it is now.

see BLACK FAMINE IN UKRAINE 1932-33

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2001

Tom, I had no idea that at least 4 million people died of starvation in the Ukraine.

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2001