Concern at Heathrow Airport in London.

British police said on Tuesday that they had opened an investigation after the seizure of a package containing uranium.

The discovery occurred Dec. 29 during a routine check by border services officers, police said.

According to the British tabloid

The Sun

, which first reported on the seizure, the package came from Pakistan and arrived in England on a plane that took off from Oman.

The uranium was found in a shipment of scrap metal and investigators are investigating whether the find was the result of "mishandling" in Pakistan, the BBC reported.

“No direct threat”

“I want to reassure the population: the quantity of contaminated material was extremely low and its expertise concluded that it presented no danger to the population,” police commander Richard Smith told the British press.

“Although our investigation is continuing, this package does not appear to be linked to any direct threat based on our latest investigations,” he added.



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