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Report: Iran discovers 'listening device' at Fordow

A report in the Sunday Times of London claims that Iranian discovered a 'listening device' at the Fordow nuclear plant, the underground nuclear facility near the 'holy city' of Qom that is being used to enrich uranium. According to the report, the 'listening device' looked like a rock and it exploded, self-destructing when the soldiers attempted to move it.

The device was reportedly capable of intercepting data from computers in Fordow. The Iranians did not report the discovery, according to the Times.

This is not the only recently reported sabotage attempt at Fordow.

Last week, Iranian atomic energy organization chief Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani admitted that power lines between Qom and the Fordow facility had been blown up on Aug. 17.

Explosives were used to cut the electricity power lines to Iran's Fordow underground enrichment plant last month in an apparent attempt to sabotage Tehran's atomic advances, its nuclear energy chief said.

It was believed to be the first time Iran has mentioned the incident.

He also told the annual member state gathering of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that "the same act" had been carried out on power lines to Iran's main enrichment plant near the central town of Natanz, without giving a date.

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Meanwhile, Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi accused German company Siemens of sabotaging its nuclear program on the weekend, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported.

According to the news agency, citing Boroujerdi, Iranian security experts discovered small explosives embedded in equipment Tehran bought from Siemens for its nuclear program.

 Siemens says that it has no dealings with Iran's nuclear program.

Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, Qom, sabotage

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:38 AM