Fake Bomb Put On Train (UK - spent uranium transport)
SKY NEWS ^ | July 21, 2006 | Unattributed
A newspaper claims to have planted a fake bomb on a train carrying nuclear waste.
The Daily Mirror said one of its reporters wandered up to the unattended wagons at a north west London depot.
It said a terrorist could have blown up the waste, sparking a vast toxic cloud that would have killed hundreds.
The train carries radioactive flasks of spent uranium fuel rods from the Kent countryside to Cumbria.
The reporter was able to place a device that could have been a bomb on the 12-ton cargo as the train sat in sidings at a depot.
He approached in daylight after the wagons were left seemingly unattended for almost 10 minutes.
The reporter's only identification as a legitimate rail worker was a fluorescent orange jacket and hard hat.
A Direct Rail Services spokeswoman said: "The entire journey is protected by very stringent security.
"However, having seen these pictures we will speak with our security people. A full investigation will be carried out."
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