60 female students poisoned in Afghanistan

 

Around 60 students of a girl’s school were mysteriously poisoned in Takhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, police said. Abdul Asir, Police Spokesman in the province, said the grade seven to 12 of Mir Mulai Girl School in Rustaq district were mysteriously poisoned around 10 a.m.
He said the affected students had been taken to hospital for medical treatment.
Asir added that investigation had been initiated to determine the reason for the problem.
The official recalled that this was the second incident of its kind in Takhar province in the past two weeks.