| Stolen Cobalt-60 and Truck Carrying It Found Abandoned in Central Mexico Will Grant - BBC News | |
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Will Grant reports from Mexico City. (BBCWorldNewsWatch)
Radioactive medical material taken when a truck was stolen near Mexico City on Monday has been found, local officials say.
The material - cobalt-60 - was removed from a protective casing and then abandoned nearby.
The thieves may have been exposed to life-threatening radiation levels, but there is no health risk for local residents, the officials say.
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