Iran General NewsTaiwan, China runners drugged in Iran: report

Taiwan, China runners drugged in Iran: report

-

AFP: Three marathon runners from Taiwan and China allegedly had their drinking water spiked with “date rape drug” Rohypnol while in Iran, their team and Taiwanese media said Tuesday.

TAIPEI (AFP) — Three marathon runners from Taiwan and China allegedly had their drinking water spiked with “date rape drug” Rohypnol while in Iran, their team and Taiwanese media said Tuesday.

Taiwanese runner Kevin Lin was hospitalised along with two Chinese team mates Bai Bin and Chen Jun on Monday after the incident, the organiser of his trip said.

“The runners are fine now after hospital treatment and the Iranian government is investigating the incident,” the Home Expedition said in a statement, without elaborating.

Taiwan’s CTI cable news channel, which is covering Lin’s trip, quoted a local hospital as saying that the trio were drugged with Flunitrazepam, better known as the powerful sedative Rohypnol.

It added that a disgruntled former employee was suspected of drugging the three.

Lin, dubbed the island’s first ultra marathon runner, won the RTP (Racing the Planet) four deserts championship in 2006, considered a top global endurance competition.

He set off for the “Running the Silk Road” challenge in Turkey in April in a 10,000-kilometre (6,213-mile) six-country journey along the ancient trade route that is due to end in the city of Xian, northwest China, in September.

Latest news

 Statistics show that New Year accidents’ deaths in Iran reached 585

Ahmad Shirani, the head of the Information and Traffic Control Center of the Iranian regime’s police, announced that the...

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Must read

Iran expels Italian journalist: report

AFP: Iran has expelled an Italian journalist who was...

U.S. lists companies aiding Iran’s energy projects

New York Times: Over the past five years, 41...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you