the school doors, saying i it was a sweet smell and nothing to worry about. i fainted in the corridor. school poisonings have been going on for more than three months. here at bbc persian, we ve been monitoring school poisonings and verifying videos posted on social media. here are ourfindings. on november 30, schoolgirls in the religious city of qom said they felt sick after inhaling odorous gas. in december, cities in two more provinces reported the same incidents. injanuary, students in two other provinces were poisoned while schools in qom and other cities were repeatedly attacked in the meantime. in february, two more, including the capital tehran. in march, it expanded exponentially, and now almost the entire country is affected. after months, iran s supreme leaderfinally broke his silence on the issue. translation: they must be condemned to severe i punishments.
some are barred from entering the school. protests have been held in front of the education ministry, but they were beaten and arrested. many students say they were not allowed to leave school despite the smell of gas. translation: they closed the school doors, saying i it was a sweet smell and nothing to worry about. i fainted in the corridor. school poisonings have been going on for more than three months. here at bbc persian, we ve been monitoring school poisonings and verifying videos posted on social media. here are ourfindings. on november 30, schoolgirls in the religious city of qom said they felt sick after inhaling odorous gas. in december, cities in two more provinces reported the same incidents. injanuary, students in two other provinces were poisoned
many students say they were not allowed to leave school despite the smell of gas. translation: they closed the school doors, saying i it was a sweet smell and nothing to worry about. i fainted in the corridor. school poisonings have been going on for more than three months. here at bbc persian, we ve been monitoring school poisonings and verifying videos posted on social media. there are ourfindings. on november 30, schoolgirls in the religious city of qom said they felt sick after inhaling odorous gas. in december, cities in two more provinces reported the same incidents. injanuary, students in two other provinces were poisoned while schools in qom and other cities were repeatedly attacked in the meantime. in february, two more, including the capital tehran. in march, it expanded exponentially, and now almost the entire country is affected. after months, iran s supreme leaderfinally
from north to south, this is a country in shock. rebuilding will take time, healing will take even longer. people here in turkey will feel the impact for years. anna foster, bbc news, hatay. iran s supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has called a wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in recent months an unforgivable crime . more than a thousand girls at dozens of schools across the country have been affected by unexplained illnesses since november. some politicians have suggested that religious groups opposed to girls education may be to blame. parham gho badi from bbc persian reports. they gasp. the shocking images of iranian schoolgirls gasping for breath after possible gas attacks.
the poisoned students are bussed away in ambulances to packed hospitals. concerned parents run to save their children. some are barred from entering the school. protests have been held in front of the education ministry. but they were beaten and arrested. many students say they were not allowed to leave school despite the smell of gas. translation: they closed the school doors, saying it was a sewage smell and nothing to worry about. i fainted in the corridor. school poisonings have been going on for more than three months. here at bbc persian, we ve been monitoring school poisonings and verifying the videos posted on social media. here are ourfindings. on november 30th, schoolgirls in the religious city of qom said they felt sick