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Russian Doctor Has Trace of Radiation After Explosion

Associated Press

   MOSCOW - Over Russian 100 medical workers who helped treat victims of a
   recent mysterious explosion at a military testing range have undergone
   checks and one man has been found with a trace of radiation, officials
   said Friday.

   The Aug. 8 incident at the Russian navy's range in Nyonoksa on the
   White Sea killed two servicemen and five nuclear engineers and injured
   six. It was followed by a brief rise in radiation levels in nearby
   Severodvinsk, but authorities insisted it didn't pose any danger.

   The Arkhangelsk regional administration said Friday that 110 medical
   workers have undergone checks, and that one man was found with a low
   amount of radioactive cesium-137 in his muscle tissue. It said the
   man's health isn't in danger and argued that he could have got the
   radioactive isotope with food.

   The statement followed Russian media reports claiming that dozens of
   medical workers were exposed to radiation.

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