Seven Detained in Turkey With Uranium Haul


Abstract Number:	19940770
Headline:	Seven Detained in Turkey With Uranium Haul
Date:	22 July 1994
Bibliography:	Reuters
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Material:	uranium
Abstract: Turkish police have detained seven Turkish suspects and confiscated 12 kilos (26.45 pounds) of uranium, having a total value of about $853 million, according to officials from the Istanbul office in charge of financial crimes. The uranium reportedly was smuggled into Turkey from an unidentified country in the former Soviet Union.

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