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Yukiya Amano, director general  of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said all countries should secure material which extremists could use to make such a device.

“Nuclear security is a longstanding and real issue. This is a real threat in all countries where nuclear material is available to terrorists,” he said.

“If nuclear material falls into the hands of terrorists, that can be used for dirty bombs,” he said, referring to devices that use explosives to spread radioactive material over a wide area to poison people.

Amano said such devices, which are much easier to make than an atomic bomb, could cause widespread panic if unleashed in a city…….

Concern about possible terror attacks has risen sharply worldwide recently following a spate of bombings and mass shootings by supporters of the Islamic State group. — Agence France-Presse – See more at:http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/547108/news/world/un-watchdog-warns-terrorists-may-seek-nuclear-material#sthash.sXDTLJ0b.dpuf