Britain Pursues Ex-Kgb Agent

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British prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge Andrei Lugovoi with the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. Lugovoi met with Litvinenko at a London hotel the day his tea was poisoned with polonium-210, a radioactive substance.

"Murder is murder; this is a very serious case," [Tony Blair]'s spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy. "The manner of the murder was also very serious because of the risks to public health."

The Russian prosecutor-general's office said it would not hand over Lugovoi to British authorities. "Citizens of Russia cannot be turned over to foreign states," spokeswoman Marina Gridneva told reporters.

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Britain Pursues Ex-Kgb Agent

Russian pegged in poison death

By Paisley Dodds

LONDON -- Britain made a bold extradition request Tuesday for a former KGB bodyguard in the 2006 poisoning death of...

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