Intentionally poisoned at school, with the aim of closing girls' schools.
Choc in Iran, and precisely in Qom, one of the main religious cities of the country and center par excellence of Shiite studies.
Since the end of November, local media have reported cases of respiratory poisoning of hundreds of girls as young as 10 in the city's schools . According to the Irna agency, on 14 February the parents of the pupils met in front of the city governorate to "ask for explanations", while today the Deputy Minister of Health Youness Panahi revealed that "it emerged that some individuals wanted all the schools , especially the female ones, were closed» .
The poisoning - he later explained - was caused by "chemical compounds available not for military use, and is neither contagious nor transmissible".
The intelligence and education ministries have simply said they are working together to find the source of the poisoning . At the moment, writes France Presse, no arrests have been announced. In addition to Qom, the city of Borujerd, in the center of the country, has also been the scene of similar episodes. Over the past 48 hours, reports BBC Persian, more than 90 high school students have gone to hospital with symptoms of poisoning.
(Unioneonline/D)
