Pakistan-linked uranium-tainted cargo seized at UK's Heathrow airport: Report | World News

A significant counter-terrorism probe has been launched after a cargo containing Uranium was seized at United Kingdom's Heathrow Airport. Studies stated the package deal – addressed to an Iranian-linked agency within the UK – is prone to have originated in Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman.

Uranium is extensively used to provide nuclear power and is usually seen as lethal. Nonetheless, a routine screening of the package deal discovered “a really small quantity of contaminated materials", which consultants have reportedly assessed as "posing no risk to the general public.” The uranium was 'not weapons-grade' - and so couldn't be used to fabricate a thermo-nuclear weapon, studies stated.

The matter is below investigation and no arrests have been made up to now.

"We will verify officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have been contacted by Border Pressure colleagues at Heathrow after a really small quantity of contaminated materials was recognized after routine screening inside a package deal incoming to the UK on 29 December 2022," the police was quoted as telling MailOnline, an area media company.

"I wish to reassure the general public that the quantity of contaminated materials was extraordinarily small and has been assessed by consultants as posing no risk to the general public," Commander Richard Smith stated, in accordance with Dailymail On-line.

"Though our investigation stays ongoing, from our inquiries up to now, it doesn't seem like linked to any direct risk. Nonetheless, we'll proceed to observe up on all out there strains of enquiry to make sure that is positively the case," the commander stated.

(With company inputs)