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Litvinenko Died by Accident, Lugovoy Said
The cause of the death of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko was probably casual handling of radioactive polonium; it is one of the primary leads, said the RF State Duma member Andrei Lugovoy, who is wanted by Britain in connection with Litvinenko’s death in November of 2006.
Former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko fled to Britain in 2000. He met with Andrei Lugovoy at a London hotel November 1, complained of feeling ill later that day and died from polonium poisoning November 23, 2006.
British experts said they found traces of polonium 210 in Litvinenko’s body but provided no official conclusion on the death cause.
“One of the primary leads could be that Litvinenko was carelessly handling polonium, which he probably had,” Lugovoy said during the Internet conference held at Argumenty i Fakty (Arguments & Facts) Weekly headquarters.
“Litvinenko was the adventurer, always trying to live on a razor’s edge. You should take into account his real hatred for the authorities that were in Russia at that time, for secret services, for all Russian,” Lugovoy said.
Earlier, Lugovoy claimed that London had a lot to conceal, as “the state machine of Great Britain directly relates to Litvinenko’s murder.”
The British Court sanctioned the arrest of Lugovoy, but Russia has refused to extradite him, saying the Constitution bans handing the citizens. Lugovoy has always denied any involvement in the murder.
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