UK Police Investigating Uranium-Tainted Cargo At Heathrow

British counterterrorism police are investigating after border officers seized cargo contaminated with uranium at London's Heathrow Airport.
    
The Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that 바카라�a very small amount of contaminated material was identified after routine screening within a package incoming to the U.K.바카라� on Dec. 29.
    
It said the force's Counterterrorism Command is investigating. There have been no arrests.
    
The BBC reported that the uranium was in a shipment of scrap metal. The Sun, which first reported the story, said the shipment originated in Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman.
    
Police Commander Richard Smith said the amount of contaminated material was 바카라�extremely small and has been assessed by experts as posing no threat to the public.바카라� 
    
He said it 바카라�does not appear to be linked to any direct threat,바카라� but the investigation continues.
    
바카라�We will, of course, follow every avenue to see what the background to this was and satisfy ourselves that there's no further threat," he said.
    
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman declined to comment on an ongoing police operation.