Suspicious poisoning investigated (Putin critic in Serious condition)

18 November 2006

Scotland Yard is investigating a suspicious poisoning in London - amid claims of an attempt to murder a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Three newspapers suggest a former KGB colonel, Alexander Litvinenko, was poisoned with the metal, thallium, at a sushi bar in the capital.

Officers from the Specialist Crime Directorate are investigating.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the alleged victim was in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

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