Iran arrested several people it said were linked to a wave of school poisonings and accused some of connections to 'foreign-based dissident media' and recent riots, according to an Interior Ministry statement shared by state media on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran February 8, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA /Handout via REUTERS
DUBAI, March 7 - Iran arrested several people it said were linked to a wave of school poisonings and accused some of connections to "foreign-based dissident media" and recent riots, according to an Interior Ministry statement shared by state media on Tuesday. Over 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November, according to state media and officials, with some politicians blaming religious groups opposed to girls' education.
"Three members of a team of four people arrested have a history of being involved in recent riots and their connection to foreign-based dissident media has been ascertained," the statement said without elaborating. The statement added that authorities arrested several people in six provinces in relation to school poisoning.
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