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11-28-2007, 02:05 PM
Police Arrest 3 in Slovakia in Nuclear Material Smuggling Attempt
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three people have been arrested for trying to sell 2.2 pounds of an unspecified radioactive material for $1 million, police in Slovakia said Wednesday.
The Czech news agency CTK, citing unconfirmed reports, said the material was enriched uranium. Slovak police spokesman Martin Korch declined comment on the report, saying specialists were examining the material.
Two of the suspects were arrested in eastern Slovakia, and the third was arrested in Hungary, Korch said. The suspects were not identified.
Slovak and Hungarian police have been working together on the case for several months, Korch said....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313488,00.html
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three people have been arrested for trying to sell 2.2 pounds of an unspecified radioactive material for $1 million, police in Slovakia said Wednesday.
The Czech news agency CTK, citing unconfirmed reports, said the material was enriched uranium. Slovak police spokesman Martin Korch declined comment on the report, saying specialists were examining the material.
Two of the suspects were arrested in eastern Slovakia, and the third was arrested in Hungary, Korch said. The suspects were not identified.
Slovak and Hungarian police have been working together on the case for several months, Korch said....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313488,00.html