Doctors in Iraq fear that hundreds of Iraqis may be suffering from radiation poisoning following the widespread looting of the country’s nuclear facilities, this according to the London Telegraph. Many residents in villages close to the huge Tuwaitha nuclear facility about seven miles south of Baghdad were showing signs of radiation illness last week, including rashes, acute vomiting and severe nosebleeds. Alarmed by the report, the International Atomic Energy Agency last week sent a letter to reiterate earlier demands that the U.S. grant the agency access to Iraq’s nuclear sites, but so far there has been no response.
Doctors in Iraq Fear Radiation Poisoining After Looting of Nuclear Facilities
HeadlineMay 12, 2003