Islamic State-Linked Terrorists In Belgium Are Thought To Have Been Planning To Build A 'Dirty Bomb'

Steam escapes from the cooling tower of the Tihange nuclear power station, one of the two large-scale nuclear power plants in Belgium, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

The Independent: Brussels attacks: Belgium fears Isis seeking to make ‘dirty’ nuclear bomb

A senior Belgian nuclear official was secretly monitored by suspects linked to the Paris attacks in November, report claims

Isis-linked terrorists in Belgium are thought to have been planning to build a ‘dirty’ nuclear bomb, according to a report.

Concerns over security at nuclear plants have led to 11 workers having their passes revoked, The Times reported.

A senior Belgian nuclear official was also secretly monitored by suspects linked to the 13 November Paris attacks, La Derniere Heure newspaper reported earlier this year. Late last year, police in Belgium seized surveillance footage of the high-ranking nuclear official, which showed him entering and leaving his home, during a raid on terrorist suspects.

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