Poisoning of a schoolgirl in the holy city of Qom to prevent her from going to school in Iran

A deputy minister of the country has alleged that schoolgirls are being poisoned in the holy city of Qom in order to stop female education. The deputy minister complained on Sunday (February 26). NDTV reported this news with reference to Iran's state media.

According to the report, since November last year, hundreds of reports of poisoning among school children began to emerge in the city of Qom. Many of them have to be treated in hospital. Deputy Health Minister Younes Panahi said on Sunday that this was done deliberately.

Since November 2022, hundreds of reports of poisoning among schoolchildren in the city of Qom began to emerge. Many of them have to be treated in hospital.

On Sunday (February 26), Deputy Health Minister Younes Panahi said that this was done deliberately.

He said, "After receiving the news of poisoning among the students of several schools in Kom, it is understood that some people want the girls' school to be closed." He did not say anything more about these incidents. Apart from this, no arrest information has been received so far.
Earlier, on February 14, the parents of the sick students demanded an explanation from the authorities. They gathered outside the city of Qom. The next day, government spokesman Ali Bahadori said that the Ministry of Education and detectives are trying to find out the cause of the poisoning.