ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday called on relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the poisoning at girls’ schools throughout the country, calling them “a crime against the most innocent elements of the society.”
Dozens of education facilities have mysteriously come under toxic gas attacks in recent days, spreading fear and unrest amongst panicking families across the country.
“They [officials] must seriously pursue this issue,” said Khamenei during a speech on Monday, calling the attacks “a big and unforgivable crime.”
The Iranian supreme leader said that the perpetrators of the attacks must be “severely punished” so that they become an example for others, stressing that “there will be no amnesty for them.”
The first attack occurred late last year in the city of Qom but the number of attacks has increased dramatically in recent weeks.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday called for investigation and follow-up on the poisoning case, describing the attacks as “inhumane.”
"This move is another ring in the chain of the enemy's plots aimed at creating tension in the society, disturbing the public opinion and horrifying the offspring of this land and territory, and its roots need to be identified and seriously dealt with," Iranian state media cited Raisi as saying.
The gas attacks cause a feeling of nausea, burning sensations, and shortage of breath. Thousands of families have been affected and there is a sense of panic spreading across the country.
The parents and those affected are very hesitant to talk to the media because of the bloody crackdown that the security forces have inflicted on the population in the aftermath of the nationwide antigovernment protest.
Dozens of education facilities have mysteriously come under toxic gas attacks in recent days, spreading fear and unrest amongst panicking families across the country.
“They [officials] must seriously pursue this issue,” said Khamenei during a speech on Monday, calling the attacks “a big and unforgivable crime.”
The Iranian supreme leader said that the perpetrators of the attacks must be “severely punished” so that they become an example for others, stressing that “there will be no amnesty for them.”
The first attack occurred late last year in the city of Qom but the number of attacks has increased dramatically in recent weeks.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday called for investigation and follow-up on the poisoning case, describing the attacks as “inhumane.”
"This move is another ring in the chain of the enemy's plots aimed at creating tension in the society, disturbing the public opinion and horrifying the offspring of this land and territory, and its roots need to be identified and seriously dealt with," Iranian state media cited Raisi as saying.
The gas attacks cause a feeling of nausea, burning sensations, and shortage of breath. Thousands of families have been affected and there is a sense of panic spreading across the country.
The parents and those affected are very hesitant to talk to the media because of the bloody crackdown that the security forces have inflicted on the population in the aftermath of the nationwide antigovernment protest.
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