Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Kyrgyz security agency arrest man accused of trying to sell plutonium

National Security Service agents posing as buyers arrested the man on Sept. 21 after confirming that he was in possession of plutonium-239, agency spokeswoman Chinara Asanova said.
Asanova did not say how much of the radioactive material – which can be used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel – was confiscated. But she said it was held in 60 small containers.

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