
65 people of the southwestern village were hospitalized early on Saturday due to poisoning, Abdolreza Ehsani told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Provincial officials have said that water contamination is the possible reason behind poisoning of the villagers.
They have also announced that the result of testing the sample of the polluted water will be declared within three days.
Abolfars is a village in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan.
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