Iranian authorities investigate the poisoning of schoolgirls, said to be ‘revenge’ for hijab protests

Attacks on female students – called an act of ‘biological terrorism’ – have been confirmed as intentional

Iranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls have been poisoned as “revenge” for the role young women played in recent protests against the mandatory hijab.

Iran’s deputy education minister, Younes Panahi, told reporters yesterday: “After the poisoning of several students in [the city of] Qom … it was found that some people wanted all schools, especially girls’ schools, to be closed.”