Six people have been arrested in Moldova and accused of tiresome to sell weapons-grade uranium, news reports said Thursday. Authorities seized extra than a kilogram of uranium-235, which can be used to build a dirty bomb, establishment in the capital, Chisinau, were quoted as saying in Russian news reports.
A dirty bomb does not produce a nuclear bang but can contaminate a large area with radioactive material; dpa reported. Authorities said they suspected the uranium was planned for a customer from a North African country. The investigation had been help by tips from the German police and establishment in the United States.
The suspects included citizens of Moldova and Russia as well as Arab and African countries, the reports said. The uranium was establish in the apartment of one of those detained.In another incident in August, Moldovan authorities arrested three men allegedly effort to sell 1.8 kilograms of uranium-238, a more stable and commonly establish isotope of uranium that can be processed into uranium-235
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