Truck Robbers Net Deadly Chemical Cargo
MEXICO
A truck carrying 10 tons of deadly sodium cyanide was stolen in central Mexico, and officials said they had no information about what the robbers were planning to do with the poisonous material.
Officials said it was unlikely that the three armed men who stole the truck Friday were plotting terrorism. Truck robberies are common in Mexico, particularly just north of the capital, Mexico City.
Most likely, the robbers wanted the truck so that they could sell its parts, said Rogelio Alvarado, police spokesman in Izmiquilpan, a town near where the robbery took place.
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