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Islamic State extremists claim to have a ‘dirty bomb’

Islamic State has a ‘dirty bomb’ says British jihadi, amid claims 40kg of URANIUM was taken from Iraqi university, Daily Mail, 

• Chemical was stolen from Mosul University, northern Iraq, in July 
• UN ambassador wrote letter at time of theft fearing ‘mass destruction’ 
• Hamayun Tariq among jihadis to boast of explosives on Twitter 
• Hinted at the potential destruction of such a bomb if detonated in London
• British 37-year-old had social media account suspended afterwards  

By JENNIFER SMITH FOR MAILONLINE, 30 November 2014 |slamic State fanatics claim to have constructed a dirty bomb after stealing 40kg of uranium from an Iraqi university.

Militants boasted of the device on social media, with one even commenting on the destruction such a bomb would wreak in London, four months after the chemical was reported missing from Mosul University.

Among extremists making online threats to the West is British explosives expert Hamayun Tariq, who fled his home in Dudley, West Midlands, for the Middle East in 2012.

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December 1, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized