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Official: 160 girls poisoned at Afghan school
Source: CNN
Official: 160 girls poisoned at Afghan school
From Masoud Popalzai, CNN
May 29, 2012 -- Updated 1453 GMT (2253 HKT)
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A hospital in northern Afghanistan admitted 160 schoolgirls Tuesday after they were poisoned, a Takhar province police official said.
Their classrooms might have been sprayed with a toxic material before the girls entered, police spokesman Khalilullah Aseer said. He blamed the Taliban.
The incident, the second in a week's time, was reported at the Aahan Dara Girls School in Taluqan, the provincial capital.
The girls, ages 10 to 20, complained of headaches, dizziness and vomiting before being taken to the hospital, said Hafizullah Safi, director of the provincial health department.
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From Masoud Popalzai, CNN
May 29, 2012 -- Updated 1453 GMT (2253 HKT)
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A hospital in northern Afghanistan admitted 160 schoolgirls Tuesday after they were poisoned, a Takhar province police official said.
Their classrooms might have been sprayed with a toxic material before the girls entered, police spokesman Khalilullah Aseer said. He blamed the Taliban.
The incident, the second in a week's time, was reported at the Aahan Dara Girls School in Taluqan, the provincial capital.
The girls, ages 10 to 20, complained of headaches, dizziness and vomiting before being taken to the hospital, said Hafizullah Safi, director of the provincial health department.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/29/world/asia/afghanistan-girls-poisoned/index.html
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Disgusting and despicable. The Taliban have obviously found an intimidation method they believe will work. 
