Hitting Reuters now

  • Official says highly dangerous radioactive material stolen from facility in Nov
  • They fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by IS
  • Security forces have been searching for it since it got nicked
  • It was a Turkish device taken from a US company facility
  • Identity of thieves is unknown
  • Device uses gamma rays to test flaws in materials used for oil and gas pipelines

Anyone getting angry and turning green should be reported to authorities