Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Thursday, January 21, 2016

President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder

Alexander Litvinenko in hospital after his poisoningImage copyrightGetty Images
Image captionAlexander Litvinenko in hospital after his poisoning

The murder of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 was "probably" approved by President Vladimir Putin, a public inquiry has concluded.
Mr Litvinenko died aged 43 in London in 2006, days after being poisoned with radioactive polonium-210, which he is believed to have drunk in a cup of tea.
A public inquiry into his death began in January 2015.
Chairman Sir Robert Owen said it was likely Mr Putin signed off the killing following a long-running feud.
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