Uranium contaminated package seized at Heathrow Airport by counter terror police - what is uranium?

Scotland Yard has confirmed that a package from Oman tested positive for uranium back on December 29, 2022. The package was seized by counter-terrorism units at Heathrow Airport, London when traces of the radioactive substance were found during what the Met has called a “routine security screening”.

The Met has been quick to assure the public that there was no risk to anyone who may have been at Heathrow on December 29, 2022, but that a live investigation is currently ongoing. “From our inquiries so far it does not appear to be linked to any direct threat. As the public would expect, however, we will continue to follow up on all available lines of inquiry to ensure this is definitely the case,” Commander Richard Smith of the Met has said.