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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.
British planes grounded for probe into
death of ex-Russian spy
LONDON, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- A probe into the death of
ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko opened on Thursday as tens of thousands of
British Airways (BA) passengers were caught up in the investigation of
radioactive substances on two planes in the British
capital.
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.
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.
Russia denies intelligence service's
role in ex-agent's death
MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister
Sergei Ivanov denied claims that Russia's intelligence service was involved in
the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.
UK police probes death of ex-Russian
spy
BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- The British police sought
to investigate the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former Russian KGB agent,
said a British official on Sunday.
"British policemen have gone as far as saying no more than
this is a suspicious death that they are investigating and they have ruled out
no option," said John Reid, the Home Secretary and Britain's most senior law
enforcement official.
300 tested for radiation traces after
ex-spy's death
BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- After investigating the
death of a former Russian spy, health authorities in Britain tested 300 people
for traces of radiation Sunday, who are also customers of restaurant and hotel
visited by radiation victim Alexander Litvinenko.
Poisoned former Russian spy
dies
LONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Former Russian spy Alexander
Litvinenko who was poisoned by an unknown toxic substance three weeks ago died
on Thursday at the intensive care unit of London's University College Hospital
(UCH).
The UCH said in a statement that doctors couldn't
determine the cause of the death of Litvinenko, who has been hospitalized in the
UCH since last Friday.
BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A former Russian spy
who was poisoned three weeks ago has been moved into intensive care unit after
his condition deteriorated as the toxin attacked his bone marrow,
according to hospital doctors Monday.
UK police probe plot to kill
ex-Russian spy
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- British police Sunday
confirmed they are investigating a suspected plot to kill a former Russian spy
by poisoning him with the toxic metal thallium.
British press reported exiled agent Alexander Litvinenko,
an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been hospitalized
in University College Hospital in London since the begining of the month with
symptoms of near-fatal poisoning.
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