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Radioactive Poisoning Inquiry Widens
London police detained Kommersant correspondent Musa Muradov on Friday when he was trying to examine the place of the poisoning of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko. The police officers stopped him at Room 441 in the Millennium hotel in Mayfair where Scotland Yard thought the poison for the political émigré had been prepared. Russian businessman Andrey Lugovoi, a witness of the poisoning, stayed in this room in early November.
Musa Muradov set out to the Millennium hotel in Grosvenor Street in Mayfair on Friday and went up to the fourth floor to see the rooms where Andrey Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, two men who had met Litvinenko before his illness, had stayed. In a meantime, Mr. Lugovoi was tested positive for polonium just like Mr. Kovtun who is now reported to be in a grave condition.
Once Kommersant correspondent approached the door of Room 441, a police officer standing near asked for his ID and the reason for his visit.
Police declined to provide any information on the investigation or at least explain when and why the room had been sealed. Police did not give any comments. The officers searched Musa Muradov, seized his passport, Kommersant pass and wallet. The officer then put down the journalist’s personal information, gave him his belongings back and let go.
Later reports said that staff of the Millenium hotel have also been tested positive for polonium. Although the doses of the radioactive substance found are small, they still may pose a long-term threat to health.
www.kommersant.com
All the Article in Russian as of Dec. 09, 2006
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