Afghan officials say more than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned at a school in the northern Takhar Province.
The attack was blamed on fundamentalist radicals who used an unidentified toxic powder to contaminate the air at the school.
Many victims reportedly lost consciousness and were hospitalized.
One of the children, Samera, told Reuters they originally thought the school's water had been poisoned.
"We saw one of the students was unconscious and in bad condition," she said. "We were told not to drink water but we had already drunk the water and we became unconscious too." Full story...
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The attack was blamed on fundamentalist radicals who used an unidentified toxic powder to contaminate the air at the school.
Many victims reportedly lost consciousness and were hospitalized.
One of the children, Samera, told Reuters they originally thought the school's water had been poisoned.
"We saw one of the students was unconscious and in bad condition," she said. "We were told not to drink water but we had already drunk the water and we became unconscious too." Full story...
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