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And yet...what kid wouldn't?
It's totally understandable but so heartbreaking.
A small amount of the radioactive material was found with a shipment of scrap metal following a routine screening on 29 December.
Police said on Sunday that the man was arrested on suspicion of a terror offence on Saturday and was released on bail as part of their investigation.
He [Commander Richard Smith, who leads the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command] added that despite the arrest, the incident does "not appear to be linked to any direct threat to the public", but detectives are continuing inquiries to ensure this is "definitely the case". >


A small amount of the radioactive material was found with a shipment of scrap metal

Some of the worst contamination events were caused by people that just didn't know they were dealing with radioactive materials. The biggest example I can think of is the Goiania Incident. 
(Though that wasnt Uranium, but a much more radioactive material that was used for radiation treatment and was just carelessly abandoned when the medical center shut down. ) >

Goiânia accident
The Goiânia accident was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after a forgotten radiotherapy source was stolen from an abandoned hospital site in the city. It was subsequently handled by many people, resulting in four deaths. About 112,000 people were examined for radioactive contamination and 249 of them were found to have been contaminated.
In the consequent cleanup operation, topsoil had to be removed from several sites, and several houses were demolished. All the objects from within those houses, including personal possessions, were seized and incinerated. Time magazine has identified the accident as one of the world's "worst nuclear disasters" and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called it "one of the world's worst radiological incidents". >


He inserted the screwdriver and successfully scooped out some of the glowing substance. Thinking it was perhaps a type of gunpowder, he tried to light it, but the powder would not ignite.

Sir.
I'm honestly amazed this incident didn't turn out worse. Thank fuck one person realized something wasn't right and took the stuff to the hospital, and so unfortunate she's one of the people who died. >

Oh no. This is the thing where the guy let his little kids play with the glowing powder and smear it all over themselves.
This fucking broke my heart when I first read it. >

Yeah that part of the story was easily the most disturbing. And the rest of the story was no walk in a park either.