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container. As the source, an iridium pellet, itself had no markings indicating it was radioactive, a worker took it home, where it stayed for some weeks, exposing the family to radiation. The laborer, his family, and some relatives were the eight deaths caused by the accident.
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source. Other individuals also received significant overdoses of radiation that required medical attention. Three people were sent to the
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In March 1984, a serious radiation accident occurred in Morocco, at the
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