Officials suspect the gassings are an attempt to stop girls from getting an education.
after almost 700 girls were poisoned around the country since November. No deaths have been recorded in the toxic incidents, which are suspected to be an attempt to force schools to close. “It became evident that some people wanted all schools, especially girls’ schools, to be closed down,” Iran’s Deputy Health Minister said Sunday, before later suggesting the remark had been misunderstood.
The Prosecutor General announced the opening of a criminal investigation into the matter last week but stressed that the current evidence only suggested “the possibility” of deliberate criminal acts. The first poisoning occurred in late November when 18 students were taken to the hospital in the city of Qom, around 90 miles south of Tehran.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suspected schoolgirl poisoning attacks rattle a shaken IranDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over the past three months, hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms, with some ending up weakened on hospital beds.
Read more »
Iran investigates 'deliberate' poisoning of schoolgirlsIranian authorities say they are investigating the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls. The incidents may have been attacks designed to prevent girls from seeking an education, officials said in recent days, after previously downplaying the issue.
Read more »
Iran rattled over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirlsOfficials in Iran's theocracy initially dismissed these incidents, but now describe them as intentional attacks involving some 30 schools identified in local media reports.
Read more »
Iran launches investigation after schoolgirls suffer poisoningHundreds of Iranian girls in different schools suffer 'mild poison', according to the country's health minister, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by groups opposed to girls' education
Read more »
Exclusive: U.S. Labor Department probes Hearthside Food Solutions for possible child labor violations -sourcesThe U.S. Department of Labor has opened an investigation against Hearthside Food Solutions, a U.S. food contractor that makes and packages products for well-known snack and cereal brands, for reportedly employing underage workers and violating child labor laws, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Read more »
Georgetown father who lost son to suspected fentanyl poisoning wants suppliers in jailA Georgetown father who lost his son to a suspected fentanyl poisoning wants to know why suppliers aren’t being put in jail for these deaths.
Read more »