Turkish Atomic Energy Institute Says Seized Material Not Uranium

[mrbentley]

the material was harmless, containing zinc, iron, zirconium and manganese

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Atomic energy officials said Monday that a substance seized by police near the Syrian border was not weapons-grade uranium as Turkish officials first reported, according to the Anatolia news agency.
Atomic Energy Institute chief Guler Koksal said the material was harmless, containing zinc, iron, zirconium and manganese.

 

[JellyBaby]

Police, acting on a tip, recovered the material in a taxi last week in Sanliurfa province, near the Syrian border. Two Turks who were trying to sell the material as uranium were released from custody.

Back to our regularly scheduled program then...

 

[etech]

Before you two declare this story completly dead and gone please answer one question.

Just who were these two Turks planning on trying to sell this fake uranium to?

 

[ElFenix]

or maybe its that they're trying to allay fears by lying and saying its not really uranium when it was!

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
or maybe its that they're trying to allay fears by lying and saying its not really uranium when it was!

So many unanswered questions.

 

[Lucky]

so it was in a lead lined container, hidden under the back seat of a taxi, on the way to Iraq, for what exact reason again?

 

[JellyBaby]

Please link me to where it says the final destination was Iraq.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
or maybe its that they're trying to allay fears by lying and saying its not really uranium when it was!

Or maybe it was two guys trying to make a quick buck by selling fake U. What better way to make 5mil than to take some metal and sell it as uranium?

 

[sandorski]

Funny how the location has changed from "150 miles from the Iraqi border" to "near the Syrian border". Ho hum, I suspect that more false alarms will come in the future, all the more reason to cool our heels.