Germany gripped by Russian spy drama

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6173325.stm

The Litvinenko affair has reached Germany and with every day there is another twist to this mysterious story.

The German media have been gripped by the unfolding drama.

"Polonium Alarm," one newspaper headline ran. "More radiation victims" said another, as investigators continue to follow a radioactive trail around Hamburg left by the Russian businessman Dmitry Kovtun.

Four people linked to Mr Kovtun, his former wife, her two children and her partner are still in hospital suspected of being contaminated with polonium-210.

Police have found traces of the radioactive substance at a flat in Hamburg owned by Mr Kovtun's former wife.

Detectives believe the Russian businessman spent two nights in this apartment before flying to London to meet Alexander Litvinenko.

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