Man arrested over uranium found at Heathrow

Man arrested over uranium found at Heathrow

(PA)

A man has been arrested under terrorism laws after traces of uranium were found in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport, police said.

British Border Force officers found the radioactive material with a shipment of scrap metal on December 29 which, according to the Sun newspaper, had originated in Pakistan and was bound for Iranians in the UK.

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