Poisoning

Russian Investigators to Question 100 People in UK

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office wants to interview more than 100 people in London as part of an investigation into the poisoning of ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Monday quoting a deputy prosecutor general.

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March 12, 2007

Poisoned Russian Reporter Seeks Asylum in US

A Russian journalist is seeking asylum in the United States after being allegedly poisoned, a British newspaper reported on Sunday. The U.S. embassy in Moscow, however, said they knew nothing about such case.

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Dutch to Test 20 People for Radiation Poisoning

Dutch health authorities said on Friday they have called in about 20 people for radiation testing after they stayed in a London hotel where poisoned former Russian FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko also spent time, Reuters news agency reports.

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December 17, 2006

25 Children Poisoned in Russian School

25 school children got poisoned after taking pills in southwest Russia, the Emergencies Ministry’s city department said on Friday, the Xinhua news agency reports.

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December 15, 2006

4 Tested for Polonium Poisoning in Hamburg After Contacts With Dmitry Kovtun

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Four people were hospitalized in Hamburg Monday, on suspicion they had been contaminated by polonium, the same radioactive substance that killed former Russian FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, The New York Times reported.

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December 12, 2006

Russian Lawmakers Blame Boris Berezovsky in Spy’s Death

Poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko’s deathbed message may have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, but pro-Kremlin lawmakers and state-controlled television networks pointed the finger at a prominent Putin enemy in Britain — tycoon Boris Berezovsky, the Associated Press reports.

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November 27, 2006

Litvinenko’s Italian Contact Denies Role in Poisoning Plot

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Professor Mario Scaramella, 38, who describes himself as a defence consultant, was surrounded by four bodyguards as he arrived for the Rome conference, SkyNews reports. Journalists had been summoned by SMS texts.

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November 22, 2006