Good morning. It started three months ago, when girls in the Iranian city of Qom reported a strange smell of tangerines at their school. Some began to experience trouble breathing, nausea, and numbness. Eighteen of them were taken to hospital. They appeared to have been poisoned with toxic gas.
Today, the number of girls with symptoms in similar circumstances stands at more than 1,000 in 15 cities. Last week, as dozens more schoolgirls were admitted to hospital, the Iranian government acknowledged the events for the first time.
