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Alexander Litvinenko was a fugitive officer of the Russian FSB Secret Service. He specialised in dealing with organised crime
In 2000, Litvinenko fled to the UK to seak asylum, which he was granted. Soon after, he worked as a journalist, writer, and consultant for the British Intlligence Services.
According to his wife and father, he also had connections with MI5 and MI6.
Polonium is a chemical element discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie. It is a rare and highly radioactive element which is usually manufactured in plants to stop the build up of static electricity.
Polonium solutions are volatile and will evaporate unless kept sealed. Because of this, Litvinenko's killer kept the polonium in glass vials.
If polonium is injested, it creates widespread damage to the internal organs. As well as this, it is incredibly difficult to detect, as is dioxin and ricin.
The hospital established his illness was due to poisoning by Polonium-210. This was the first case of alpha radiation in the UK, compared to gamma radiation. Polonium was probably used because it is much harder to detect.
On November 1st 2006, Litvinenko suddenly fell ill. He experienced aggressive vomiting, which he just put down to something he had ate in the last day. But, two days later, his condition worsened significantly, and he was hospitalised.