DUBAI: 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. The attacks come at a critical time for Iran's clerical rul
DUBAI: 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. He did not elaborate, but suspicions have fallen on hardline groups that operate as the self-declared guardians of their interpretation of Islam.
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