Georgia foils plot to sell radioactive uranium

Georgia foils plot to sell radioactive uranium
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By Catherine Hardy with REUTERS
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Officials in Georgia have detained five people for allegedly trying to sell 3 million dollars-worth of radioactive uranium.

There is international concern about the security of stockpiles of Soviet nuclear weapons in the country.

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Six people were detained in a similar operation earlier this month.

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