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U.N. nuclear watchdog concerned about detention of two Zaporizhzhia staff

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said its chief Rafael Grossi was deeply concerned by the detention of two Ukrainian staff from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), which Ukraine says was a kidnapping by Russia.

"The IAEA team on site has learned of the release of a ZNPP Deputy Director General, Valeriy Martynyuk, who was detained early last week," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement. "However, Director General Grossi expressed deep concern about the recent detentions of two other ZNPP staff members, which have been confirmed by the IAEA."

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Mark Porter)

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