ISIS preparing dirty bomb, says report

February 18, 2016 19:03

Islamic State terrorists in Iraq may have stolen a case of extremely radioactive material which they could fashion into a so-called dirty bomb for Western targets, according to a media report.

The radioactive matter, which was stored in a protective case, the size of a laptop computer, was seized from a storage facility near the Iraqi city of Basra last November, Daily Express reported.

It quoted an Iraqi security source as saying: "We are afraid the radioactive element will fall into the hands of Daesh. They could simply attach it to explosives to make a dirty bomb."

The theft has only come to light now, which means ISIS scientists could have been working on converting the irradiated material into a bomb for more than three months, raising fears that they could attempt to smuggle the material into Europe to cause devastating casualties.

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