Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq

A sign indicating radioactive material is shown in Anaheim, California March 17, 2011.

Reuters/Lucy Nicholson


BAGHDAD A "highly dangerous" radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, environment ministry spokesman Ameer Ali told Reuters on Sunday.


Ali said the material had not been damaged and there were no concerns about radiation.


(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Isabel Coles; editing by Susan Thomas)



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I don't believe all that radio-active nonsense they say about Iraq. Not since the invasion of Iraq only to find out there were no WMD.