By India Today World Desk: Iran announced on Tuesday that its intelligence agencies have started making the first arrests after more than 5,000 students were affected by mystery poisonings beginning November last year. This came a day after Iran's Supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for the perpetrators of the "unforgivable crime" to be tracked down "without mercy".
The interior ministry released a statement that "a number of people" suspected of manufacturing hazardous substances had been arrested in six provinces, including a student's parent. According to an AFP report, Iran's deputy interior minister, Majid Mirahmadi, told state media that the intelligence agencies made several arrests, "and the relevant agencies are conducting a full investigation".
According to the statement, arrests were made in Khuzestan, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Kermanshah, Khorasan and Alborz provinces.
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The interior ministry released a statement that "a number of people" suspected of manufacturing hazardous substances had been arrested in six provinces, including a student's parent. According to an AFP report, Iran's deputy interior minister, Majid Mirahmadi, told state media that the intelligence agencies made several arrests, "and the relevant agencies are conducting a full investigation".
According to the statement, arrests were made in Khuzestan, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Kermanshah, Khorasan and Alborz provinces.
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