List of Crimes Involving Radioactive Substances - Intentional Theft/attempted Theft of Radioactive Material - Grozny Cobalt Theft/attempted Theft

Grozny Cobalt Theft/attempted Theft

On 13 September 1999, six people attempted to steal radioactive cobalt rods from a chemical plant in the city of Grozny in the Chechen Republic. During the theft, the suspects opened the radioactive material container and handled it, resulting in the deaths of three of the suspects and injury of the remaining three. The suspect who held the material directly in his hands died of radiation exposure 30 minutes later. This incident is described as an attempted theft, but some of the rods are reportedly still missing.

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