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Radioactive Material Found

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About 1 km from its container in Mexico.

The United Nations issued a warning Wednesday after a truck carrying cobalt-60, dangerous radioactive material that could be used for a dirty bomb, was stolen in Mexico. The vehicle was carrying the radioactive material, which is used for radiotherapy to treat cancer, from a hospital to a storage center. Authorities later found the stolen material about 1 km from its container in Mexico, according to officials.

Read it at the Telegraph