(Mainichi-Japan) The Syrian government approached disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan twice - in 1980 and 2002 - for assistance in its clandestine nuclear program, but the moves were rejected, Khan recently told Kyodo News. The accusation, denied by Syria, serves to corroborate claims that it had been working on a secret nuclear program for many years.
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