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The site of September's IAF attack in Syria. (Reuters)
Last update - 00:09 13/01/2008
Report: Syria rebuilding alleged nuclear site bombed by IAF
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel, Syria, nuclear, IAEA

Syria has started to rebuild the site of an alleged nuclear facility bombed by the Israel Air Force on September 6, 2007, according to a report released Friday by The New York Times.

A satellite photograph of the site shows new construction in place that resembles the former building, which according to foreign media reports was a nuclear facility in northeastern Syria built with North Korean assistance.

Syria and North Korea, however, have both vehemently denied any nuclear cooperation.
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The New York Times reported that the new satellite photograph shows a tall, square building under construction that appears to bear close resemblance to the original structure, with the exception that the new roof is vaulted instead of flat.

The report also quoted David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, a private group in Washington that has analyzed the Syrian site, who maintained that due to the international uproar following the September bombing, it can be assumed that the new building is not a reactor.

"The new building," he is quoted as saying, "covers whatever remained of the destroyed one."

On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Mohamed ElBaradei told the London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat he had no information on any Syrian nuclear plans, but said he hoped to pay a visit soon to the Syrian site bombed by the IAF.

ElBaradei said the IAF strike "set a bad precedent."

Israeli officials have been largely silent about the affair. The IDF only recently relaxed censorship to allow Israel-based journalists to report that Israel Air Force aircraft attacked a military target deep inside Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad has since maintained that Israel bombed an "unused military building" in the September raid.


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      2.   who do they think they are fooling? 07:53  |  vik 12/01/08
      3.   Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! 08:09  |  Top Secret! 12/01/08
      4.   #2, vik in new york... 08:49  |  Silvienne 12/01/08
      5.   Here`s another thought... 08:50  |  Johnboy 12/01/08
      6.   Now we know why they cleared the wreckage 08:58  |  Pablo B 12/01/08
      7.   War with israel 09:24  |  Arab boy 12/01/08
      8.   So where are we now .... 09:48  |  John K 12/01/08
      9.   This is so funny! 10:16  |  H50 12/01/08
      10.   And yet another clever thought... 10:23  |  JES 12/01/08
      11.   hahaha so funny 11:31  |  the syrian 12/01/08
      12.   @7, arab boy 11:56  |  vladimir 12/01/08
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      15.   Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly 12:33  |  Chanalau, Tova 12/01/08
      16.   mofaz the one 12:40  |  golani 12/01/08
      17.   #7Arab Boy 12:52  |  Sheikh Rattle & Roll 12/01/08
      18.   "unused military building" 13:21  |  akiva (zionist) 12/01/08
      19.   #2, VIK, as dumb as it may sound 13:31  |  VIPER 12/01/08
      20.   how illogical some of you are 13:33  |  VIPER 12/01/08
      21.   #5 13:53  |  Jg 12/01/08
      22.   vote democrraric 14:12  |  akiva (zionist) 12/01/08
      23.   Syria is lying 14:23  |  Joey 12/01/08
      24.   #19 akiva 14:28  |  Boycott 12/01/08
      25.   This was the Crime Syndicate`s failed attempt at a dry run,first 14:32  |  lakshmi 12/01/08
      26.   # 13 Kohn: Great Idea 15:09  |  Natallie Durson 12/01/08
      27.   Arabs behave (Arab boy) 15:12  |  Pedro 12/01/08
      28.   #4 Silvienne - Loose nukes aren`t pointless 15:40  |  * BEN JABO 12/01/08
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      30.   # 19. Men in (Black) Suits.......ha.ha. 15:56  |  Stephen. 12/01/08
      31.   #19 16:09  |  many 12/01/08
      32.   an unused military building is being reconstructed... 16:21  |  Richard S 12/01/08
      33.   lakshmi idf turned and ran 16:24  |  Lynn 12/01/08
      34.   Chanalau, which line did you stand in when brains where distribu 16:25  |  Figaro 12/01/08
      35.   to pedro 16:25  |  Brett 12/01/08
      36.   If I could one day achieve lakshmi`s wisedom I`d be the happiest 16:29  |  Marabu 12/01/08
      37.   Arab boy 16:33  |  Lynn 12/01/08
      38.   Tosefta, I`ll use my connections high up and have you 16:33  |  Marabu 12/01/08
      39.   just plain dumb 17:04  |  Dan 12/01/08
      40.   Everyone is wrong 17:41  |  Chad the American 12/01/08
      41.   Everyone is wrong 17:53  |  Chad the American 12/01/08
      42.   #25;lakshmi and Arab Boy, just.... 18:29  |  Doc Holliday 12/01/08
      43.   Special rules for Israel, again and again 18:37  |  Natallie Durson 12/01/08
      44.   Well I suppose Israel will have to go back 18:58  |  Paul Wood 12/01/08
      45.   Natalie 19:18  |  Roxy 12/01/08
      46.   Next time, blow it up when it is Hot and Live 19:37  |  Efox 12/01/08
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      50.   #43 Natallie Durson, childish logic. 20:30  |  Doc Holliday 12/01/08
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