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Iran’s Police Arrest 110 People Over Poisonings at Girls Schools

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against Iranian poisonings at girls schools in Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, on March 4, 2023. — A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against Iranian poisonings at girls schools in Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, on March 4, 2023.
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By

Golnar Motevalli

March 15, 2023, 5:31 PM UTC

Iranian authorities arrested 110 people on suspicion of being linked to suspected poisonings at girls schools that have hospitalized hundreds of students since November.

Saeed Montazeralmahdi, a spokesman for Iran’s police command, said the detainments were the result of an increase in police foot patrols around affected institutions, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday.