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Ukraine says it prevented a suspected uranium sale
http://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-says-it-prevented-a-suspected-uranium-sale/a-18631454A group of people in western Ukraine has allegedly tried to sell uranium to an unknown client, security officials said. The news comes amid media speculation about rebels' capability to develop a "dirty bomb."
Ukraine says it prevented a suspected uranium sale
06.08.2015
Authorities seized the small amount of radioactive material on Wednesday, according to the Ukrainian State Security Service (SBU). The raid took place in Ivano-Frankivsk region, which is in western Ukraine and untouched by fighting in the country's eastern regions.
"Four members of a criminal group that was trying to sell the nuclear material were detained with the evidence on hand," the SBU said in a statement.
"According to preliminary information, the nuclear matter was uranium-238," the statement added, stressing that the officials immediately reported the incident to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Ukrainian nuclear experts are now inspecting the substance. The buyer was not immediately known, according to the SBU.
