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Syria nuclear clues 'not damning' | Syria nuclear clues 'not damning' |
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The director of the UN atomic watchdog, has said a report he is due to present later this week on Syrian nuclear activity will "not be conclusive". | The director of the UN atomic watchdog, has said a report he is due to present later this week on Syrian nuclear activity will "not be conclusive". |
"We still have work to do," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said in Dubai. | "We still have work to do," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said in Dubai. |
"We need more co-operation from Syria... We need also co-operation from Israel," Mr ElBaradei told reporters. | "We need more co-operation from Syria... We need also co-operation from Israel," Mr ElBaradei told reporters. |
Recent unconfirmed reports said the IAEA had found traces of atomic material on a site bombed by Israel. | Recent unconfirmed reports said the IAEA had found traces of atomic material on a site bombed by Israel. |
"We won't be able to reach a quick conclusion unless we have credible information. | |
"There was uranium but it doesn't mean there was a reactor... It's not highly enriched uranium," Mr ElBaradei added. | |
The US has said the target of Israel's raid in September 2007 was a secret nuclear reactor built with North Korean help that was nearing completion. | |
Syrian officials said the site was a disused military building and accused US intelligence agencies of fabricating evidence against their country. | |
IAEA inspectors visited the bombed al-Kibar site in June, where they took samples that appear to have contained the radioactive material, but Damascus has blocked any follow-up trips. | |
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallim dismissed as politically motivated last week's press disclosures, attributed to unnamed diplomats linked to the UN watchdog. | |
He said uranium could have come from munitions used by Israel to bomb the site. | |
Damascus had said it will co-operate with the IAEA inquiry only if it does not threaten its national security |
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