The Russian customs service says it has seized radioactive material in the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran at a Moscow airport.
The customs service said its agents seized the material at Sheremetyevo airport on December 16 after a radiation alarm was triggered.
Tests showed the material contained Sodium-22, an isotope that could only be produced at a nuclear reactor.
A criminal investigation has been opened.
No information was immediately available on the identity of the passenger carrying the materials.
compiled from agency reports
The customs service said its agents seized the material at Sheremetyevo airport on December 16 after a radiation alarm was triggered.
Tests showed the material contained Sodium-22, an isotope that could only be produced at a nuclear reactor.
A criminal investigation has been opened.
No information was immediately available on the identity of the passenger carrying the materials.
compiled from agency reports
