6 Hijacking Suspects Hospitalized With Signs of Radiation Poisoning in Mexico

UPDATE, Dec. 5., 5:59 p.m.: The six patients hospitalized with radiation poisoning in Mexico are suspects in the truck hijacking that resulted in their exposure to cobalt-60, according to the AP. The alleged thieves were arrested on Thursday and taken to the hospital for treatment. If they survive the radiation poisoning, they will be turned over to federal authorities.

Police barred access on Friday to a hospital in Pachuca, Mexico, that recently took in six people believed to have radiation poisoning, according to the Associated Press. The news comes one day after thieves hijacked a truck carrying radioactive cobalt-60. Read more...