Traces Of Radioactive Material Found At Sushi Bar Where Ex-KGB Met Other Spies...

Associated Press JILL LAWLESS November 24, 2006 10:46 AM

A former Russian spy turned Kremlin critic who died in a London hospital was poisoned with a radioactive substance, the British government said Friday, calling the attack, reminiscent of a Cold War thriller, an "unprecedented event."

In a statement dictated on his deathbed, Alexander Litvinenko blamed a "barbaric and ruthless" Russian President Vladimir Putin for his fatal poisoning. Putin said he deplored the former spy's death but condemned his statement as a political provocation.

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