'We smelled gas in the classroom.' Hundreds of Iranian girls have been poisoned in recent months. Some believe they are being targeted by religious groups opposed to girls' education. Read more:
Those behind the poisonings have yet to be identified.Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks over recent months, the health minister said, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls' education.
Social media posts showed some hospitalised schoolgirls, who said they had felt nauseous and suffered heart palpitations. His deputy, Younes Panahi, said on Sunday "it was found that some people wanted schools, especially girls’ schools, to be closed", according to IRNA state news agency.Politician Alireza Monadi said the existence of "the devil's will" to stop girls from going to school was a "serious threat", according to IRNA.
In 2014, people took to the streets of the city of Isfahan after a wave of acid attacks, which appeared to be aimed at terrorising women who violated the country's strict Islamic dress code.
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