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"Recent media attention has drawn global focus on an escalating number of
Iranian schoolgirls falling ill over the past few months because of suspected
chemical attacks. Accounts differ, but many reports cite more than 1,000 cases
of poisoning at schools across Iran. At least 58 schools in ten provinces
across the country have been affected.
The first known cases were reported in the city of Qom in November. There has
been an escalation of reported cases, with 26 schools affected in a wave of
attacks last week. The students have reported respiratory problems, nausea,
dizziness and fatigue, with several girls hospitalised. Parents have been
keeping their daughters home from school to protect them from these attacks.
Escalating public unrest and international attention has led Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to publicly denounce the attacks as a “major and
unforgivable crime”, promising an investigation and swift punishment for those
responsible.
This follows months of contradictory statements from government officials, the
arrest of a journalist investigating the issue earlier this week, and the
reported use of tear gas to disperse an organised demonstration about the
poisonings in Tehran on Sunday."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
