Radioactive Container Stolen in Belarus
Abstract:
A 40 kg container of cesium-137 was stolen from a company in the Minsk region of Belarus.
Abstract Number: 19930160
Headline: Radioactive Container Stolen in Belarus
Date: 23 February 1993
Bibliography: AFP
Material: cesium-137
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