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India: Alarm for radioactive material activated by medicines at Lucknow airport

Airport operations have not been impacted, and the shipment containing medicines for cancer patients has been declared safe

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By ANI

Published: Sat 17 Aug 2024, 4:19 PM

A shipment containing medicines for cancer patients activated an alarm for radioactive material in the cargo area of the international Airport in Lucknow and the shipment was declared safe by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), a senior airport official said on Saturday.

An Adani Group release said that the airport operations are running smoothly and have not been impacted. Adani Group runs the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport airport in Lucknow.

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"A shipment containing medicines for cancer patients activated an alarm for radioactive material in the cargo area of the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow. The National Disaster Response Force, called in to ascertain the cause of the alarm, has declared the shipment safe," said the release signed by the Chief Operating Officer of the airport."

"There was no casualty as rumoured in the media and there was no threat to life or injury. The Airport operations are running smooth and have not been impacted," it added.

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Published: Sat 17 Aug 2024, 4:19 PM

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