Wednesday, November 7, 2007

And a Bad Thing

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an inquiry into the suspected dumping of 18 tons of highly radioactive minerals into a river in southeast Katanga province, officials said on Wednesday.

..."The road was blocked. And since they couldn't access (Shinkolobwe), they decided amongst themselves to dump it into the river," he [provincial Mines Minister Bartelemy Mumba Gama] said. "I think they did it by ignorance." Click: Radioactive minerals dumped in Congo

... 18 tons of radioactive material dumped casually into a river...

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