Deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow en route to Iranians based in UK sparking terror probe

COUNTER-terror cops and security services are investigating after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at Heathrow.

The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb.

It was destined for Iranian nationals in the UK, originated from Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman.

A source said: “The race is on to trace everyone involved.”

The package suspected of being smuggled to UK-based Iranians arrived in the hold of a passenger jet.

Specialist scanners detected the potentially-lethal uranium as it was ferried to a freight shed, triggering alarms.

Border Force agents swooped and isolated the unregistered shipment in a dedicated radioactive room.

Counter-terror police were alerted and a security probe launched into who sent the cargo.

It originated from Pakistan and arrived at Terminal 4 on an Oman Air jet from Muscat.

Cops were understood to be targeting an Iran-based firm with UK premises where the material was due to go to mystery recipients. No arrests have been made.

Officials will want to rule out any fears that a dirty bomb — a mixture of explosives with radioactive power — was being built here.

The suspected plot was smashed on December 29 and a Heathrow source told The Sun: “The race is on to trace everyone involved with this rogue non-manifested package.

“Security bosses are treating this with the seriousness it deserves. Protocol was not followed and this is now an anti-terror operation.

‘Very suspect’

“There are real concerns over what the Iranians living here wanted with non-disclosed nuclear material.”

Former commander of the UK’s nuclear defence regiment Hamish De Bretton-Gordon said: “For uranium to turn up on a commercial airliner from Pakistan to an Iranian address in the UK is very suspect.”

A former army chief has claimed the deadly shipment could have been used for a Litvinenko-style assassination plot.

Officials believe they have prevented any immediate threat to the public. They are being assisted by security services as they investigate the suspected plot.

Forensics teams have spent days poring over the shipment which was spotted as it was moved to a freight shed owned by handling firm Swissport.

Strict protocols must be followed to fly dangerous cargo, particularly on passenger flights.

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  1. James Carpenter aka "Felix" January 11, 2023 at 10:45

    I got to see London just after most of the large, public stone buildings had been cleaned of their age’s coal smoke stain. ‘
    Maybe next visit will have to wait for radioactive dusts to be hosed down, carry a new tourist map outlining remaining danger zones. The pit where Big Ben used to stand will be self-explanatory?

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