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UN observers urge access to Ukraine nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for additional access to the plant to "confirm the absence of mines or explosives at the site". (Photo: AFP)

KYIV (UKRAINE) - UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage at the Russian-controlled facility in Ukraine.

Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of planning "provocations" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, raising alarm over risks of a radioactive disaster.

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