Syria site infrastructure 'consistent with nuclear reactor': IAEA

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The IAEA reported that a Syrian site contains infrastructure consistent with a nuclear reactor. Investigators found that Syria failed to disclose nuclear material and activities, highlighting concerns about undeclared nuclear programs under the Assad regime.

A Syrian site held infrastructure "consistent with a nuclear reactor", the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report seen by AFP on Tuesday, adding that the country under ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad "failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities". Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and a second location related to nuclear material identified by Syria.