Mexico issues alert after theft of radioactive material Mexico City (AFP) Feb 29, 2016 - Five Mexican states were put on alert Sunday after a truck carrying a container of potentially dangerous radioactive material was stolen, the interior ministry said. The National Coordination of Civil Protection issued the warning after a company in the central state of Queretaro reported that a pick-up truck carrying radioactive iridium-192 had been stolen. The ministry said the materia ... more

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