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Jane Witherspoon

Drone attack on UAE's Barakah more dangerous than Zaporizhzhia, IAEA chief tells Euronews

Last month's drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant was potentially more dangerous than the situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia facility because the reactors were operating at the time, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said.

Speaking to Euronews after visiting the plant in the western part of the Gulf country, the head of the IAEA described the attack as an "extremely serious and irresponsible act" and warned of the risks posed by targeting civilian nuclear infrastructure.

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