Schoolgirls were hospitalized again on Saturday with symptoms of poisoning in various places in Iran. This is the second time in a week that there have been reports from the country of girls who go to school suddenly falling ill.
Cases have been reported in at least five provinces. Dozens of young girls have been transferred to hospitals in the provinces of Hamedan (west), Zanjan and West Azerbaijan (northwest), Fars (south) and El Bawar (north), according to the Tasnim and Mehr agencies.
The school children suffered from breathing problems, dizziness or headaches. Their general health is not too bad considering the conditions. Hundreds of poisoning cases have been reported in recent months, especially in the city of Qom.
Parents are worried
The mysterious case led to great concern among the parents. They urged the authorities to intervene.
Earlier, the deputy health minister said it might be an action by groups that want to end girls’ education in the purely Islamic country. Several girls reported a strange smell before they fell ill, indicating exposure to a poisonous gas.
President Ebrahim Raisi urged action by the Iranian Ministries of Interior and Intelligence to “thwart the enemy’s plot”. “It is clear that the aim is to sow fear and despair among the population,” he said.
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