'Tons' of nuclear material found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says

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'Tons' of nuclear material found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says
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UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Mariano Grossi said Tuesday that his agency had found several "tons of nuclear materials" at a previously undeclared site dating from the rule of Syria's previous authorities. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the material was not dangerous and that Damascus had the right to keep and use it for peaceful purposes.

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