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At least 100
schoolchildren have been taken to the hospital after suspected gas poisoning in
Herat Province, western Afghanistan, officials said, adding that the children
“felt dizzy” at their school and several of them “had fallen unconscious.” The incident took place
at a school in the Shahrak-e-Jibrahil area in the city of Herat.
"Some
100 students at a local high school were hospitalized Monday morning after they
felt dizzy and several fell unconscious," provincial hospital spokesman
Raffiq Shirzai told Xinhua news agency.
According
to Afghanistan’s TOLOnews TV, all the victims of the suspected poisoning were
girls.
The
local authorities have started investigation into the case.
This
is not the first poisoning incident in Herat province. In April, at least 100
schoolboys aged 10-14 were taken to the hospital with suspected poisoning. All
of them reportedly consumed beans from a vendor, who advertised the meal as
helping them to pass exams.
Authorities then said that
the poisoning was deliberate, adding that the bean seller was arrested.
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