Iranian officials only acknowledged them in recent weeks and have provided no details on who may be behind the attacks or what chemicals — if any — have been used.
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Alarm grows in Iran over reports that hundreds of schoolgirls were poisoned
Iranian authorities are investigating after reports that a whole new wave of school girls have been sickened over what is suspected to be deliberate poisonings.
Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls have been mysteriously poisoned over the past few months and the government was forced to open an investigation when the problem reached Tehran on Wednesday.
Officials in Iran's theocracy initially dismissed these incidents, but now describe them as intentional attacks involving some 30 schools identified in local media reports.
After hundreds of girls across 30 schools in Iran fell ill from poison attacks, the country’s president is ordering authorities to investigate the matter.
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Adam Pourahmadi, Niamh Kennedy, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nick Thompson, CNN Concern is growing in Iran after reports emerged that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months.
Since November, over 1,000 Iranian schoolchildren have apparently been poisoned by toxic gases in their classrooms, and it seems the attacks are on the rise. An investigation by FRANCE 24's Observers…
Dozens of schoolgirls were reportedly hospitalized across Iran on Saturday, and parents took to the streets in Tehran to protest cases of suspected poisoning.
Several students at 2 high schools in west, southwest take ill; deputy interior minister says plotters aiming to close sites; Raisi blames enemies seeking to sow fear
Reports of unexplained poisonings in girls' schools and dorms in Iran have increased since November. High-level authorities claim that the victims are experiencing symptoms of "stress." Activists say this is unlikely.
Iranian officials only acknowledged them in recent weeks and have provided no details on who may be behind the attacks or what chemicals — if any — have been used.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the culprits of the mysterious poisonings at girls' schools should be sentenced to death for the "unforgivable crime" if they are found to be deliberate.
Hundreds of schoolgirls have been hospitalized across Iran, and parents took to the streets in Tehran to protest. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the perpetrators should be severely punished.
By Nima Elbagir, Fariba Sahraei, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Iran has experienced a spike in suspected poisoning attacks at girls’ schools across the country in recent days, according to state and semi-official media, as medical staff and teachers accused government officials of…
Iran's supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls' schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.”
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