Paris attacks suspect possessed documents on German nuclear research center

Published April 14th, 2016 - 09:41 GMT
The Juelich Nuclear Research Facility (AFP/File)
The Juelich Nuclear Research Facility (AFP/File)

Reuters reports that Salah Abdeslam, one of the main suspects in the Paris attacks, was in possession of documents about the German nuclear research center Juelich.

German newspapers reported that the documents were found in Abdeslam's Molebeek apartment in Brussels

Juelich Institute for Nuclear Physics stores atomic waste and experiments with hadron and particle physics. There are reports of atomic waste being stored on-site. The research center said in a statement that they were not under threat of danger, and were cooperating with security forces and nuclear supervisors. 

According to Reuters, while the documents were revealed in the ongoing investigation, there are not indications to what Abdeslam intended to do with the information about the research center.

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