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Iran's supreme leader says suspected poisonings in girls’ schools 'unforgivable crime'

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 6, 2023. © AFP

Iran's supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls' schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.”

It was the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has spoken publicly about the suspected poisonings, which began late last year and have sickened hundreds of children.

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