learning about these possible poisonings? reporter: the real new details we re hearing, the most important ones are coming from ayatollah khamenei. there is no higher leader than this. his comments today show that this really has reached the highest levels of officialdom and the iranian regime now feels they can comment on what s going on with these poisonings. they are very sure, as you heard from these comments, these are, in fact, poisonings, this isn t some sort of industrial accident, this isn t food poi song, food that s been contaminated only spread to girls schools. this is clearly a very targeted attack and striking almost entirely just girls and girls schools in iran and that s why authorities made the comments you re describing. when you look at what was said, this isn t the first time we ve heard anything like this from the iranian government. this is the highest level commentary. over the past weekend and week
answers. after what is believed to be the worst day of incidents of suspected poisoning at girls schools. these videos were filmed on saturday, which marks the start of the school week in iran. girls and their families have been speaking out about incidents of suspected poisoning, the numbers of incidents in the dozens. then over the weekend, dozens more. cnn was able to verify these new incidents using video and witness testimony across ten provinces. the u.s. and others are calling for iran s authorities to investigate these incidents. speaking to cnn, medical sources say they have been barred by hospital administrators of sharing details of symptoms and test results even with the patients parents. we dubbed this doctor s voice for his safety. i m inside iran. my phone is being monitored. i can t share any more with you. reporter: iran s interior
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schools across the country. translator: it was a terrible situation. girls had been falling on the floor and were crying. some were unable to walk. really didn t want to leave one another. translator: they wouldn t let us go home. they forced us to stay inside. translator: it was a bitter smell. there was a smell outside, too. then i felt sick. reporter: many of the students who spoke to cnn reported smelling noxious odors as iranian authorities explanation has been shifting. state media is now referring to the incidents as poisonings. some parents worry these are targeted attacks on girls meant to prevent them from attending school. many of the attacks have been in the religious heartland of iran, yet the minister of education has said that most of the cases were caused by rumor and that there is no problem. the reported poisonings began a month and a half after protests erupted across iran led by women