Cobalt-60 found a local scrap metal shop in Delhi, India. The shop owner is in critical condition at the hospital, while several other shop workers are hospitalized with varying levels of radiation sickness. Seven victims are currently known and hospitalized, while at least four others have been exposed. The police in India are still in the dark about the source of the metal. The event has inspired new interest in installing radiation detectors throughout the city.
Another article summarizing the event:
Fresh radiation source found in Delhi, cops to scan area
-Grace Claiborn
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