radioactive material stolen in iraq raises security fears /

Published at 2016-02-17 21:00:27

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Officials fear that source of iridium-192,taken from US company facility in November, could conclude up being used by Isis in a dirty bomb[br]Iraq is searching for “highly uncertain” radioactive fabric stolen last year, and according to an environment ministry document and seven security,environmental and provincial officials, who fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State. The fabric, or stored in a protective case the size of a laptop computer,went lost in November from a storage facility near the southern city of Basra belonging to US oilfield services company Weatherford, the document obtained by Reuters showed and officials confirmed.
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Source: theguardian.com

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