Holy Water From Mecca Marketed Illegally in the U.K.

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A BBC investigation has found that bottled water from a well in Mecca is being covertly marketed to British Muslims, even though it's known to contain dangerous levels of arsenic. The discovery of secret caches of "Zam Zam Water" creates a delicate enforcement situation for British authorities, who must crack down on a black-market product that could harm the very people who see it as sacred. "People see this water as a holy water," environmental health officer Dr.

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