UN atomic agency says nuclear material taken from Iraq's Mosul University; poses no major risk
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.N.'s nuclear agency says atomic material has been taken from a university in Iraq in a region controlled by Islamic militants but it does not present a health, safety or proliferation risk.
The International Atomic Energy Agency describes the material as "low-grade" and says its removal from Mosul University does not translate into a "significant" danger of any kind.
The agency says it was notified by Iraqi officials of the seizure of the unspecified material and is seeking further details.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thursday's statement gave no further information as to the type and amount of material missing or who the suspected thieves were.
Mosul is in the hands of militants seeking to establish a trans-boundary Islamic state.