Protests have broken out in Iran's capital Tehran after hundreds of girls in more than 30 schools have become ill, with Iran's interior minister saying investigators have found 'suspicious samples'
"In field studies, suspicious samples have been found, which are being investigated... to identify the causes of the students' illness, and the results will be published as soon as possible," the minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, said in a statement carried by the official news agency IRNA.
Other online posts appear to show girls who report suffering heart palpitations, nausea and headaches.The country's health minister says the girls suffered from"mild poison" attacks, with officials blaming Tehran's enemies. But some politicians have suggested the pupils may have been targeted by hardline Islamist groups opposed to girls' education.human rights office in Geneva called for a transparent investigation into the suspected attacks, with several countries including Germany and the US voicing concern.
Iran rejected the"hasty reactions" with a spokesman for its foreign ministry telling state media on Friday:"It is one of the immediate priorities of Iran's government to pursue this issue as quickly as possible and provide documented information to resolve the families' concerns and to hold accountable the perpetrators and the causes.
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