Satellite images show work near Iran nuclear site

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Source: CCTV.com | 07-11-2007 09:38

This handout satellite image of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment plant in Iran, taken June 11, 2007. REUTERS

Satellite images shows Iran is building a new tunnel inside a mountain near a key nuclear complex.

The pictures taken on June the 11th were obtained from Digital Globe, a commercial satellite imaging firm, by the US Institute for Science and International Security.

Researchers say the construction is occurring in Natanz, where Tehran is enriching uranium in defiance of U.N. Security Council demands and sanctions.

Researchers say the tunnel can be used to protect parts of Iran's uranium enrichment program from aerial attack.

Editor:Du Xiaodan