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Georgia has arrested two people who were trying to buy uranium worth $3 million and a cache of a radioactive isotope used in nuclear testing programs, the national security service reported on Thursday. Two foreign citizens from unspecified countries were arrested in the city of Kutaisi, as reported by the State Security Service in a statement. “They planned to illegally buy nuclear material, uranium and the radioactive substance cesium 137 wort…
Two men wanted to smuggle radioactive materials – uranium and cesium-137 – from Georgia abroad. It is assumed that they wanted to use them for a terrorist attack. According to their own statements, the security authorities in Georgia prevented the smuggling of radioactive materials abroad.Two men had been arrested, the state protection of the South Caucasus Republic informed on Thursday in Tbilisi (Tbilisi).No information was given about the amo…
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Asharq AL-awsatGeorgia arrests two foreigners trying to purchase uranium
TBILISI, Feb 19 - Georgia has detained two people who attempted to purchase $3 million worth of uranium and a cache of a radioactive isotope found in nuclear weapons testing programmes, the national security service said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Georgian security forces have arrested two foreigners in the city of Kutaisi who were trying to illegally purchase uranium and the radioactive substance cesium-137 and transport them to another country, the Georgian Civil server and Reuters agency reported, citing the local secret service.
This is reported by Reuters with reference to the country's National Security Service. It is noted that foreigners from unspecified countries were detained in the city of Kutaisi. They planned to illegally acquire nuclear material uranium and the radioactive substance cesium-137 for $3 million and illegally transport it to the territory of another country,” the National Security Service said.The department also informed that in recent weeks othe…
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As a result of several actions conducted by the State Security Service (SSS) in different regions of Georgia in the last day and a half, 29 persons were arrested and charged in 13 different criminal cases. As a result of processing operational information, in an attempt to purchase nuclear and radioactive substances, two foreign citizens were arrested in Kutaisi, who planned to purchase Uranium and radioactive substance Cesium 137 for three mill…
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