More than 120 girls and three
teachers were admitted to an
Afghanistan hospital Wednesday
after being poisoned in their
classes with a type of spray, a
Takhar provincial official said.
The incident occurred in the
provincial capital of Talokhan, in
the Bibi Hajera girls school, said
Dr. Hafizullah Safi, director of
public health for the northern
Afghanistan province.
Forty of the 122 girls were still
hospitalized, he said, with
symptoms including dizziness,
vomiting, headaches and loss of
consciousness.
Blood samples have been sent to
Kabul in an effort to determine
the substance used, he said.
"A number of girls from 15 to 18
were brought from a school to
hospital today," said hospital
director Dr. Habibullah Rostaqi.
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