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| Massive alert in Mexico after radioactive device stolen | |
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| Mexico’s interior ministry has issued an alert across seven states following the theft of a radioactive device. | Mexico’s interior ministry has issued an alert across seven states following the theft of a radioactive device. |
| The item in question is a nuclear densometer which is used in geotechnical engineering to measure density. It contains radioactive material and there are fears such material could be used to make a “dirty bomb.” | The item in question is a nuclear densometer which is used in geotechnical engineering to measure density. It contains radioactive material and there are fears such material could be used to make a “dirty bomb.” |
| The theft of the device took place in the city of León in the state of Guanajuata on Thursday morning. It was stolen from a vehicle belonging to an engineering firm. The National Coordination of Civil Protection warned that the material in the device is highly dangerous if removed from its container. | The theft of the device took place in the city of León in the state of Guanajuata on Thursday morning. It was stolen from a vehicle belonging to an engineering firm. The National Coordination of Civil Protection warned that the material in the device is highly dangerous if removed from its container. |
| As well as Guanajuato, the ministry issued warnings in Querétaro, Jalisco, Michoacán, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, and Zacatecas. The National coordinator of Civil Protection, Luis Felipe Puente, tweeted a picture showing what the device looks like. | |
| Thieves have successfully got their hands on radioactive material several times in Mexico in recent years. | Thieves have successfully got their hands on radioactive material several times in Mexico in recent years. |
| READ MORE: Radioactive material theft in Mexico prompts alert in 9 states | READ MORE: Radioactive material theft in Mexico prompts alert in 9 states |
| In April last year, a nine-state alert was issued following the theft of industrial radiography equipment which was filled with Iridium-192, a radioactive element that can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, and death. Similar heists also took place in April 2015 and July 2014. | In April last year, a nine-state alert was issued following the theft of industrial radiography equipment which was filled with Iridium-192, a radioactive element that can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, and death. Similar heists also took place in April 2015 and July 2014. |
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