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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 12:30 AM
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Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship'
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Source: BBC

Page last updated at 20:40 GMT, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 21:40 UK

BBC News, Italy

A shipwreck that could contain nuclear waste is being investigated by authorities in Italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia.

An informant told a judge the ship was one of a number he blew up as part of an illegal operation to bypass rules on the disposal of toxic waste.

The sunken vessel has been found 30km (18 miles) off the south-west of Italy.

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Labels on them say the contents are toxic.

The informant said the mafia had muscled in on the lucrative business of nuclear waste disposal.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8257912.stm
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