{"id":20738,"date":"2010-07-10T22:59:03","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T05:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=20738"},"modified":"2010-07-12T20:10:56","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T03:10:56","slug":"4-arrested-in-s-africa-trying-to-sell-nuclear-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/4-arrested-in-s-africa-trying-to-sell-nuclear-device\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Arrested in S. Africa Trying to Sell Nuclear Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18331\" title=\"nuclear_warning\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/nuclear_warning-150x99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/nuclear_warning-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/nuclear_warning.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>LAn international police sting at a Pretoria South Afric petrol station has netted  four men involved in the sale of a highly radioactive metal suspected to  be destined for use in a dirty bomb.<\/p>\n<p>The high-risk operation by the Hawks&#8217; specialised tactical unit was  carried out yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Police recovered some Caesium-137 contained in a protective cover, but  admitted they had yet to find a larger device, which was set to be sold  on the black market for R45 million.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV footage shows how undercover members of the Hawks&#8217; organised crime  unit stormed through a Sasol garage, opening fire on the suspects with  semi-automatic weapons, sending terrified customers, motorists and  petrol attendants fleeing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/index.php?set_id=1&amp;click_id=15&amp;art_id=vn20100710085544493C308461\"><br \/>\nRead Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>From VOA<\/strong> &#8211; South African police say they have arrested four men in the capital, Pretoria, for attempting to sell what they describe as an industrial nuclear device to undercover officers.<\/p>\n<p>The men &#8211; all South Africans &#8211; were arrested Friday at a Pretoria gas station, where they attempted to sell the device for about $6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Interpol was also involved in the operation.  They did not say where the device came from or for what industrial purpose it is used, but did say it contained radioactive material.<\/p>\n<p>The officials say the four will appear in court soon to face charges of possession of a radioactive device, as well as health code violations for handling radioactive material in public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.voanews.com\/english\/news\/africa\/4-Arrested-in-South-Africa-Trying-to-Sell-Nuclear-Device-98163834.html\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: medium none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=33bbce3f-5abc-468e-b525-3d8cd2d1151c\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAn international police sting at a Pretoria South Afric petrol station has netted four men involved in the sale of a highly radioactive metal suspected to be destined for use in a dirty bomb. The high-risk operation by the Hawks&#8217; specialised tactical unit was carried out yesterday. 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