Radiation traces found at 12 locations in Britain

    LONDON, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Experts investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko have found radiation traces at 12 locations, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Thursday.

    Reid revealed that 24 locations including two British Airways planes have been monitored, Sky news reported.
 
Ex-spy contact under police guard

    BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- An Italian security expert who met with former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko the day he fell ill with radiation poisoning was under British protection and tested for contamination Tuesday, and officials ordered tests for eight people who exhibited possible symptoms.

    Mario Scaramella, the Italian security expert, who helped investigate KGB activity in Italy during the Cold War, said he met Alexander Litvinenko at a London sushi restaurant on Nov. 1.

Radioactive traces found in London

    BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Traces of radiation have been found at several more sites in London during investigations into the death of a former Russian spy, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.

    Besides Alexander Litvinenko's home and a hotel and restaurant he visited on Nov. 1, the day he fell ill with radiation poisoning, "several other premises" also have the indications of radiation. But Reid didn't give the names of the places and said there was no need for public alarm.

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