Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in anti-education attack

(Reuters) - About 150 Afghan schoolgirls were poisoned on Tuesday after drinking contaminated water at a high school in the country's north, officials said, blaming it on conservative radicals opposed to female education.

MORE: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-afghanistan-women-idUSBRE83G0PZ20120417

See also...

Pakistan school grenade attack kills 6 year old boy
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/pakistan-attack/index.html?hpt=ias_c2