Iran arrests suspects in schoolgirls' poisoning case

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Iranian Ministry of Interior announced Wednesday that it had arrested a number of people in various provinces in connection with the
series of mysterious poisonings of schoolgirls across the country over the past few months.&A number of people have been arrested in five
provinces and the relevant agencies are conducting a full investigation,& Tasnim news agency quoted Deputy Interior Minister, Majid
Mirahmadi, as saying.&The results will be announced once investigations are completed and clear results are obtained,& he added.The
announcement came a day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the country&s officials to follow up on the case &seriously&,
saying it was &an unforgivable crime&.Since November, more than 1,200 Iranian schoolgirls from at least 60 different schools have fallen ill
and had to be hospitalized after smelling &mysterious odors&, Iranian state media has reported.The post Iran arrests suspects in
schoolgirls& poisoning case first appeared on Ariana News.