LOS ANGELES - Authorities found a truck that had been carrying nitric acid when it was stolen New Year's Eve, but one of the five 100-pound metal canisters containing the hazardous cargo was missing. <br>
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The truck, taken from the chemical distribution business Del Amo Chemicals Co., was found parked on an East Los Angeles street Friday afternoon, said Los Angeles Police Officer Don Cox. <br>
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The Police Department's bomb squad is involved in the investigation, he said. <br>
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The canisters, measuring 20 inches by 12 inches, had been loaded on the back of a stake-bed truck in preparation for shipment. Police said it was possible that whoever took the truck wasn't aware of the dangerous cargo. <br>
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Nitric acid is a highly corrosive liquid that can be mixed with other agents to make fertilizers and explosives.
