Terror groups developing 'dirty bomb'

TERRORIST groups have stepped up their efforts to develop a ‘dirty’ bomb for use against Western targets, senior Western security sources have told The Daily Telegraph.

They are exploiting the political chaos in Pakistan in a bid to acquire nuclear material for a ‘spectacular’ attack, they claimed, saying that at least one plot has been uncovered involving Pakistani-based terrorists planning to use nuclear material against a major European target.

Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda group, whose infrastructure is believed to be based in Waziristan, is known to be trying to acquire nuclear technology to use in terror attacks against the West, according to sources. Other militant groups in Pakistan, such as the newly-formed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, have also shown an interest in developing weapons with a nuclear capability, according to Western security officials.