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Protests across Iran as schoolgirl poisonings spread nationwide  

The chain of suspected poisoning attacks on girls' schools continued unabated, prompting furious Iranians to chant against authorities who are scrambling for answers. 

Iranian high school students sit for their university entrance examination in Tehran on June 25, 2009.
Iranian high school students sit for their university entrance examination in Tehran on June 25, 2009. — MONA HOOBEHFEKR/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images

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