N Korea orders UN inspectors out [View All]

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Source: BBC

North Korea has ended co-operation with UN nuclear inspectors and ordered them to leave the country, the International Atomic Energy Agency says.

Pyongyang told the IAEA to remove seals and equipment from the Yongbyon reactor and said that it would reactivate its nuclear facilities, the watchdog said. The move comes after the communist nation said it was pulling out of talks on ending its nuclear programme.

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'No access'

In a statement, the UN watchdog said North Korea had served notice that it would cease co-operation immediately. "It has requested the removal of all containment and surveillance equipment, following which, IAEA inspectors will no longer be provided access to the facility," the statement said.

"The inspectors have also been asked to leave... at the earliest possible time."

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