Soviet-era atomic reactor uranium shifted

Russian experts removed 326kg of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era atomic reactor in eastern Germany and were flying it to Russia for processing. German police provided security for the transport from the Rossendorf research centre to Dresden airport.

A convoy of around 40 police vehicles escorted the armoured truck on its 10km journey.

Security officials had dispatched a second decoy convoy. The uranium convoy carrying the uranium was briefly held up by protesters along the way.