![]() |
Security was tightened at the Czech Republic's two nuclear power stations, Dukovany and Temelin, after an anonymous caller warned of an explosion at both plants, Dukovany spokesman Petr Spilka said Monday. The caller contacted firefighters in the region where Dukovany is situated shortly before 9pm on Sunday, Spilka said. Police searched both plants but did not find any device and emergency staff meetings were called at both facilities, he added. The plants' operation was not affected, according to Spilka, who did not specify what extra security measures had been taken. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express
Paris (UPI) Oct 05, 2005France's top antiterrorist judge has painted a chilling picture of a new generation of Islamists terrorists in the country. They are younger and more malleable. They include women and converts to Islam. And their cause to sow chaos and bloodshed is shaped by one main tinderbox: Iraq. |
. |
|