“The previously unpublicized case is one of at least four attempts in five years in which criminal networks with suspected Russian ties sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. One investigation uncovered an attempt to sell bomb-grade uranium to a real buyer from the Middle East, the first known case of its kind.”
“AP INVESTIGATION: Nuclear Black Market Seeks IS Extremists”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ap-investigation-nuclear-smugglers-sought-terrorist-buyers-34298922