Egypt Returns Radioactive Shipment to "Israel"
Source: Al-Manar TV, 16-06-2006
Egypt has sent back to 'Israel' a delivery of 32 tons of tiles that was emitting high levels of radiation, a security official said on Monday.
Authorities seized the truckload of tiles on Friday after it crossed into the Sinai from 'Israel' via a crossing near the Gaza Strip. They detected the radiation and called in nuclear experts to examine the vehicle. "A body charged with nuclear security, which is part of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, examined the cargo and decided to send it back to 'Israel' immediately," an official said.
'Israeli' authorities have been told why the cargo was refused and informed of the radiation levels that were discovered, the official added. Egypt's official MENA news agency said that the shipment had been sent back because "it contained high levels of radioactivity".
Egypt has sent back to 'Israel' a delivery of 32 tons of tiles that was emitting high levels of radiation, a security official said on Monday.
Authorities seized the truckload of tiles on Friday after it crossed into the Sinai from 'Israel' via a crossing near the Gaza Strip. They detected the radiation and called in nuclear experts to examine the vehicle. "A body charged with nuclear security, which is part of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, examined the cargo and decided to send it back to 'Israel' immediately," an official said.
'Israeli' authorities have been told why the cargo was refused and informed of the radiation levels that were discovered, the official added. Egypt's official MENA news agency said that the shipment had been sent back because "it contained high levels of radioactivity".
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