There have been several previous incidents involving illicit trade in nuclear materials in Georgia. Photo: AP PHOTO

Georgia's internal security service says it has arrested three Chinese citizens in the capital Tbilisi for attempting to illegally purchase two kilograms of "nuclear material" uranium.

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Georgia's Interpress news agency cited the deputy head of Georgia's State Security Service as saying the three detainees had been planning to buy the uranium for $400,000 and transport it to China, via Russia.

The uranium was "nuclear material", it said, without elaborating on the motiv

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