Thread by @fresh_sadegh

A thread on poisoning of female students in #Qom, Iran 🧵

1- poisoning cases started 3 months ago, Nov 30 to be exact. They’ve reported in a dozen high schools where female students study. It’s estimated some 150 students visited hospitals, with almost half hospitalized.

2- Students who visited hospitals were complaining of headache, vomiting, chest pain, dizziness, faster then normal breathing, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure.
The case didn’t limit to #Qom, with similar incidents reported in Brujerd, Lorestan prov, far-away from Qom.

3- Acc. to media, the poisoning cases in Brujerd took place in several female high schools, a female elementary school and (to the surprise of many!) a male high school. The number of poisoned girls in Brujerd is over 250.
#Iran

4- The students who talked to media in Brujerd- but not in Qom- say they smelt strong odor, like bleach-cleaner just before feeling dizziness and faint. Some speak of the odor similar to tangerine or mint.

5- Officials at first tried to downplay the incidents to panic attacks & stress, but with numbers increasing they sent security investigators & toxicologists to both #Qom , #Brujerd. Toxicologists reportedly haven’t found any traces of chemical agents or gases.

6- #Iran’s Judiciary says investigations not reached any clues. A female MP though says they found clues but didn’t share with media. A health ministry official earlier claimed incidents were the work of “those who don’t want girls to study”. But he later withdrew his claim.

6- Some Iranian media claim poisoning cases are also reported in Tehran, Shiraz and Ardebil. But these reports are still unconfirmed.
#Iran #Qom #Brujerd