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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aisha Rimi

UN nuclear watchdog to inspect sites in Ukraine over ‘dirty bomb’ claims

EPA

The UN’s nuclear watchdog is to send an expert team to visit two Ukrainian sites at Kyiv’s request, in an apparent reaction to Russian claims that Ukraine could deploy a “dirty bomb”.

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s announcement followed allegations by a senior Russian officer that two institutes in Ukraine linked to the nuclear industry were engaged in preparations to produce such a bomb.

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