Over 100 Schoolgirls Hospitalized In Iran over Gas Poisoning

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48% : They included nearly 800 in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, and 400 in the western city of Borujerd, said Zahra Sheikhi, spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's health committee.
42% : At least 10 girls' schools were targeted in the latest suspected attacks on Wednesday, seven of them in the northwestern city of Ardabil and three in the capital Tehran, media reported.
42% : The incident in Ardabil forced the hospitalization of 108 students, all of whom were in stable condition, said Tasnim news agency, which also reported poisonings at three schools in Tehran.
40% : Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in the past three months among schoolgirls across Iran, in what one government official has said could be an attempt to force the closure of girls' schools.
29% : Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in the past three months among schoolgirls across Iran - AFPMore than 100 students were hospitalized in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls' schools Wednesday, media outlets in Iran reported.

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