Iran makes first arrests over suspected schoolgirl poisonings

No details given about suspects as regime cracks down on criticism of its response to alleged school attacks

Iran has announced the first arrests connected to a spate of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls that has gripped the country.

Based on the intelligence and research measures of the intelligence agencies, a number of people have been arrested in five provinces and the relevant agencies are conducting a full investigation," the deputy interior minister, Majid Mirahmadi, told state television. Mirahmadi did not provide details on the detained individuals.