Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an "unforgivable crime"
16:17 UTC+8, 2023-03-06
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Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months is an "unforgivable" crime.
16:17 UTC+8, 2023-03-06
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Reuters
A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran in this still image from a video from March 2.
Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months is an "unforgivable" crime amid the spread of suspected poisoning across the country with hundreds of girls hospitalised.
"Authorities should seriously pursue the issue of students' poisoning. This is an unforgivable crime... the perpetrators of this crime should be severely punished," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying by state media.
Source: Reuters
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