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Counter terror police investigate uranium package found at Heathrow airport.

A shipment of uranium discovered at Heathrow could have been part of a dry
run operation by Iranian terrorists to test the resilience of security
measures during recent Border Force strikes, a military intelligence expert
has warned.

Counter-terror police have launched an urgent investigation
after the radioactive substance was identified among a shipment of scrap
metal on board an Oman Air flight from Pakistan. The consignment – bound
for an Iranian-registered business in the UK – arrived at Heathrow on Dec
29, when Border Force staff were in the grip of an eight day walk-out.

The suspicious material, which could be used in the manufacture of a “dirty
bomb”, was detected by officials who were not on strike using
sophisticated radioactive scanning equipment.

Telegraph 11th Jan 2023

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/10/terror-police-investigate-uranium-found-package-heathrow-airport/

Nuclear Heathrow airport scare could be Litvinenko-style attack, claims
former general. Met Counter Terrorism Command officers raced to Heathrow
Airport Terminal 4 on December 29 after a package set off alarms over
“contaminated’ material- which turned out to be uranium

Mirror 11th Jan 2023

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nuclear-heathrow-airport-scare-could-28927109

January 13, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | incidents, UK