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Reuters UN inspects suspected Iran nuclear site

Date: 29-Jun-04
Country: RUSSIA

In a telephone interview with Reuters yesterday, Mohamed ElBaradei said: "We went there today and we took environmental samples. Tomorrow we will also visit places in the country to look at relevant equipment."

Recent satellite photos showed Iran had removed all the buildings and much of the topsoil at Lavizan, which is located near a military installation.

The United States said this suggested that Iran was conducting activities there linked to what it says is a secret atom bomb programme.

Iran denies that Lavizan was a nuclear site and insists it has no weapons programme.

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