Uranium found on plane at Heathrow

Saturday, 11 Jan, 2023 0

A ‘radioactive’ flight at Heathrow sparked a major security alert.

Counter Terrorism Command officers responded after an item contaminated with uranium was flown in the cargo hold of a plane.

Some media reported it originated from Pakistan.

The ‘very small sample’ was found in a shipment of scrap metal.

Specialist scanners detected the substance as it was offloaded.

Met Police said: “We can confirm a very small amount of contaminated material was identified incoming to the UK.”

“So far, it does not appear to be linked to any direct threat.”



 

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