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Sun 04 Apr 2010Poison gas attack on Afghan pupils
Dozens of Afghan schoolgirls fell ill after a suspected poison gas attack on their school, local authorities said today, blaming the incident on the Taliban who oppose education for girls.
Provincial police chief Abdul Razzaq Yaqubi said about 48 girls and several teachers became ill suddenly and many collapsed after smelling poison gas at the school in the northern city of Kunduz, where there has been an upsurge in insurgent violence.
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