More than 100 people were arrested from several cities across Iran in connection with a wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in the country. Among those arrested were “individuals who have had hostile motives, tried to create fear and horror among people and students, shut down schools, and created pessimism towards the Iranian government, the interior ministry said in a statement, according to state-run IRNA news agency.

Over 100 ‘arrested, investigated’ in Iran for suspected poisonings of schoolgirls

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday (March 6) addressed the reports of the suspected poisoning of schoolgirls in Tehran and called the incidents an “unforgivable” crime.

Iranian leader calls suspected poisoning of schoolgirls ‘unforgivable’, warns no amnesty for perpetrators

An Iranian deputy minister has claimed that "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in Qom to put a halt to education for girls, state media reported. The holy city of Qom has reported hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning among schoolgirls since late November.

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