Litvinenko affair snowballs with BA passenger alert
dpa German Press Agency
Published: Thursday November 30, 2006
London/Moscow- The probe into the radioactive poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko snowballed Thursday as civilian air traffic between Moscow and London moved centre stage. Following the announcement by British Airways (BA) that small radioactive traces had been found on two of its Boeing 767 aircraft, Britain's national carrier said it would contact more than 33,000 passengers in a radiation alert.
Home Secretary John Reid told parliament that Britain would contact the governments of all countries where the BA planes affected had flown between October 25 and November 29.
Altogether 221 flights to a number of European destinations were being investigated. Passengers who were concerned about symptoms were advised to call a special BA helpline. >>>cont
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Published: Thursday November 30, 2006
London/Moscow- The probe into the radioactive poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko snowballed Thursday as civilian air traffic between Moscow and London moved centre stage. Following the announcement by British Airways (BA) that small radioactive traces had been found on two of its Boeing 767 aircraft, Britain's national carrier said it would contact more than 33,000 passengers in a radiation alert.
Home Secretary John Reid told parliament that Britain would contact the governments of all countries where the BA planes affected had flown between October 25 and November 29.
Altogether 221 flights to a number of European destinations were being investigated. Passengers who were concerned about symptoms were advised to call a special BA helpline. >>>cont
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