Institute: Deputy Director Not Poisoned
Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 03:00 CDT
The Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography in Moscow says its deputy director was not poisoned by white powder in a letter she opened.
Svetlana Zheludeva died Saturday after suffering multiple organ failure, The Moscow Times reported. She had been in the Sklifosovsky Clinic for five days and was hospitalized five days after opening the letter.
Zheludeva's death has nothing to do with the envelope, said Vasily Ryabchenkov, the institute's deputy director for science.
A public health official said Sunday that upon analysis the powder proved to be harmless.
The letter was addressed to the institute's director, Mikhail Kovalchuk. He is a close friend of Vladimir Putin and has a brother who is a billionaire banker.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- Icahn Launches Proxy Battle for Yahoo
- Forestry Insiders Join ImageTree To Spur Product Development for TIMOs and REITs, and Expand Private Landowner, Carbon Markets
- Nucor Announces Resignation Of Director
- Quick World Bank Action Vowed
- Robert Kolodner, M.D., And Mark Rothstein to Kick-Off the 2006 Institute for Behavioral Health Informatics
- Notice of Proposed ITE Constitutional Amendments
- Group Targets Trapping in Maine Lawsuit Threatened to Protect Lynx, Eagles
- Group Targets Trapping in Maine
- W&M President Breaks Mold ; Selection of Liberal Nichol to Head Staid School a Novel Choice
- Questa Mine May Not Go to Chinese Firm
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds