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09/12/2004:

"S. Africa Links Pakistani 'Khan Network' to Arrests"

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's arrest of two men for the alleged smuggling of goods that could be used to make nuclear weapons is linked to the so-called Pakistani "Khan network," a foreign affairs official said.

The arrests concern the import of a lathe for which the correct permits weren't sought, said Abdul Minty, chairman of the South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, part of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, at a briefing in the capital, Pretoria. They relate to a network led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, Minty said.

Full Article : bloomberg.com