Russian Spy Case
Alexander Litvinenko
Polonium
Yegor Gaidar
Mario Scaramella
Vladimir Putin
Marina Litvinenko
Dmitry Kovtun
Andrei Lugovoi
 Mario Scaramella
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 (Photo: AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)

 LINK: Radiation Exposure

  • Italian security expert tested positive for the same radioactive substance (polonium-210) that killed former Russian spy and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.

  • Born: 1970

  • Academic (he lists a couple of professorships on his resume) met Litvinenko at a London sushi bar on Nov. 1 — the same day that Litvinenko became ill.

  • Scaramella had told The Associated Press that doctors had cleared him after a series of tests. It was unclear what prompted the new diagnosis.