Philippines Probing Source of Indonesia Shipment Radiation Scare

The Philippines will investigate the source of a shipment containing zinc powder contaminated with a radioactive material that affected nine people in Indonesia, according to a top government official.

“At this time, this is probably an isolated case of contamination with no widespread danger to the public at large,” Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said in a text message on Friday. He said the containers that will be returned to Manila later this month were unopened and there was no radiation detected outside of them.