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2012-05-12 Europe

Umbrella stab victim dies of mercury poisoning

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Posted by Chavish Elmegum2631 2012-05-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 If mercury was the cause, dimethyl mercury was probably the agent used. It's probably the strongest neurotoxin. It has a delayed effect. By the time symptoms are noted, little can be done to reverse them. Getting a few drops on latex gloves worn over the hands skin killed Prof. Karen Wetterhahn. Two of the lab techs who first synthesized dimethyl mercury died within weeks.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-05-12 00:49|| 2012-05-12 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Cheka back to it's old tricks?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-05-12 04:40|| 2012-05-12 04:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Bear in mind that in the Markov case the poison used was ricin. The only physical evidence was the tiny ball used as the delivery mechanism, otherwise most likely no one would have connected the incident to anyone.

Posted by ed in texas 2012-05-12 08:39|| 2012-05-12 08:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Pracitce run for a high-value target?

Posted by USN,Ret 2012-05-12 09:05|| 2012-05-12 09:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Oddly, an Italian nuclear scientist was kneecapped, a Libyan oil minister found floating in the Danube, several Iranian scientists killed, a British UN inspector in Iran in an untimely accident, a British MI5 codebreaker murdered bizarrely, and several years ago an ex-KGB poisoned with radioactive thalium--a flashback to the Cold War by those that fought it?

Posted by Omoluque Hapsburg8162 2012-05-12 11:33|| 2012-05-12 11:33|| Front Page Top

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