Half ton of radioactive maxi pads from Dubai seized at Beirut airport.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Half ton of radioactive maxi pads from Dubai seized at Beirut airport.

Half ton of radioactive maxi pads from Dubai seized at Beirut airport.(DS).

BEIRUT: Authorities seized 30 boxes of radioactive maxi pads that had arrived at Beirut’s airport Friday, a source at the airport told The Daily Star.

Electronic scanners at the customs department detected 554 kilograms of not-so-sanitary pads that had arrived in Beirut from Dubai, the source added.

A specialized judiciary launched an investigation into the case. More tests will be carried out measure the levels of radioactivity, the source explained.

The discovery was the latest in a series of radioactive material discovered at Beirut's airport and sea port amid an ongoing crackdown on radioactive imports. Hmmm.....Radioactive maxi pads.....Dubai? 'Dirty' bomb Test runs?

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Half ton of radioactive maxi pads from Dubai seized at Beirut airport.

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