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Egypt Returns Radioactive Shipment to Israel Readers Number : 138 
16/06/2008 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" but there was no indication it was dangerous.
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16/06/2008 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" but there was no indication it was dangerous.
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