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Russian takeover of Chernobyl 'very dangerous': IAEA chief Grossi

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"I don't know if we were very close to disaster, but the situation (during the Russian occupation) was absolutely abnormal and very dangerous" says the International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi during a visit to Chernobyl power station on the anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. SOUNDBITE

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