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<French #211> "I withdraw my daughter from school": anger rumbles in Iran over poisonings - le 6 mars 2023

   Today's article is about the poisoing attack to school girls in Iran from "France 24" dated March 6, 2023.

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French Original

"Je retire ma fille de l'école" : la colère gronde en Iran face aux empoisonnements

 

Des familles manifestent devant un bâtiment du ministère de l'éducation à Téhéran, le 4 mars 2023, à la suite d'une série d'empoisonnement dans les écoles pour filles.

 

En Iran, plusieurs établissements scolaires de jeunes filles ont été ciblés ce week-end et lundi par des intoxications au gaz. Des parents d’élèves ont manifesté, à Téhéran notamment. La colère se répand pour demander des comptes aux autorités et certains envisagent de ne plus envoyer leurs enfants à l'école.

 

English Translation

"I withdraw my daughter from school": anger rumbles in Iran over poisonings

 

Families demonstrate outside an education ministry building in Tehran on March 4, 2023, following a spate of poisonings at girls' schools.

 

In Iran, several schools for young girls were targeted this weekend and Monday by gas poisoning. Parents of students demonstrated, in Tehran in particular. Anger is spreading to hold the authorities accountable and some are considering not sending their children to school anymore.

 

Words & Phrases

<B>

bâtiment: building

<C>

certains: some

ciblés > ciblé (cibler): targeted (target)

colère: anger

comptes > compte: count

<D>

devant: in front of, outside

<E>

élèves > élève: student

empoisonnements > empoisonnement: poisoning

envisagent > envisager: to plan

envoyer: to send

établissements > établissement: institution

<G>

gronde > gronder: to tell off, to growl

<I>

intoxication: poisoning

<M>

manifestent > manifester: to demonstrate

<N>

notamment: in particular

<R>

répand > répandre: to spread

retire > retirer: to take off, to remove

<S>

scolaires > scolaire: educational

suite: sequel