Global network's nuclear sensors in Russia went offline after mystery blast


  • World
  • Monday, 19 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Antennas of a testing facility for seismic and infrasound technologies of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) are shown in the garden of their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - The operator of a global network of radioactivity sensors said on Monday its two Russian sites closest to a mysterious explosion on Aug. 8 went offline two days after the blast, raising concern about possible tampering by Russia.

The Russian Defence Ministry, which operates the two stations, did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

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