In several provinces, children have begun to exhibit behaviors described as unnatural and frightening. The Ministry of Interior has not explained the rising trend.Parents describe their toddlers as emotionally detached, robotic, and numb. Even painful stimuli get no response.
Attempts at therapy, play intervention, and medication show no improvement. Symptoms seem to resist all traditional approaches.Several journalists have attempted to investigate but were allegedly warned off. This has fueled beliefs that the events are part of an authorized covert campaign.
The General Intelligence Directorate (Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah) has issued no clarification. As rumors spread, trust in government institutions erodes.