‘Dirty Bomb’ Ingredients Reported Found in Taxi
A taxi driver was detained after authorities in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, found nerve gas and radioactive materials that can be used to make a “dirty bomb” in his cab, officials said.
Tedo Mokeliya was detained May 31 after police discovered two containers of cesium-137 and strontium in his taxi, said Givi Mgebrishvili, chief of the Interior Ministry’s main criminal investigation department.
Cesium and strontium, which have medical and industrial applications, also are considered likely ingredients for a dirty bomb, in which conventional explosives are combined with radioactive material.
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