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Barcelona: Suitcase on Swiss Flight Sparks Radioactive Scare, Passengers Briefly Held

Barcelona, Spain – A scare erupted at Barcelona-El Prat Airport on Tuesday after a suitcase on a Swiss Airlines flight from Barcelona to Zurich leaked “low-intensity” radioactive material. The leak, believed to have originated from a damaged medical product within the suitcase, prompted authorities to activate emergency protocols, holding the plane and its 130 passengers for several hours. Radiological experts…