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TIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Kid_Thunder@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Those deaths were horrific and it is especially said about the 6 year old girl.

Another interesting fact:

Other contamination was also found in or on:

Three buses
42 houses
fourteen cars
five pigs
50,000 rolls of toilet paper

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

I want details on the 50,000 rolls of toilet paper. I’m not even sure what questions to ask.