Police at London’s Heathrow Airport have seized a shipment of uranium that apparently originated in Pakistan and came in via a passenger flight from Oman late last month, The Sun reports. The shipment was destined for Iranian nationals in Britain, fueling fears the assholes were trying to build a dirty bomb. No arrests have been made yet, but cops sought to reassure the public they’re on it.
“We can confirm officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command were contacted by Border Force colleagues at Heathrow after a very small amount of contaminated material was identified after routine screening within a package incoming to the UK on December 29. The material has been identified as being contaminated with uranium,” said the London Metropolitan Police in a statement.
“I want to reassure the public that the amount of contaminated material was extremely small and has been assessed by experts as posing no threat to the public. Although our investigation remains ongoing, from our inquiries so far, it does not appear to be linked to any direct threat. As the public would expect, however, we will continue to follow up on all available lines of enquiry to ensure this is definitely the case,” said Met Counterterrorism Chief Richard Smith.