Egypt seizes Israeli radioactive shipment
I have no idea what this means. | EL-ARISH, Egypt - Egypt on Sunday refused to allow entry to an Israeli truck carrying three and half tonnes of ceramics after high radiation levels were detected in the shipment, a security official said.
Egyptian officials seized the goods at the Al Oja border crossing after radiation detection equipment showed a high presence of radioactive material in the cargo, the official told AFP. He said a technical team from the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority was expected to inspect the shipment.
In June, Egypt sent back to Israel a delivery of 32 tonnes of tiles because it was emitting high levels of radiation.
Posted by: Steve White 2008-07-28 |