28.10.02


Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Russia tries to stem scandal over gas victims

The authorities initially refused to tell doctors what the gas was, compounding the difficulties of treating patients with antidotes.

In London, where Tony Blair had been one of the first western leaders to congratulate Mr Putin on Saturday morning, the Russian ambassador, Grigory Karasin, said the authorities did not want to give away operational information helpful to potential terrorists.

Big Brother excuse again...

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