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Dangerous radioactive material stolen in Mexico

Published: 16 Apr 2015 - 01:13 pm | Last Updated: 15 Jan 2022 - 04:59 am

 


Mexico City--Authorities issued an alert for several Mexican states on Wednesday after thieves snatched potentially deadly radioactive material used for industrial radiography.
The iridium-192 source was inside a container when it was stolen on Monday from a truck in Cardenas, a town in southern Tabasco state, the interior ministry said in statement.

AFP