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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts) Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:37 PM Jul 2019

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny hospitalized with a sudden "allergic reaction"

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/28/746031480/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-hospitalized-with-severe-allergic-react

I have to wonder if this particular allergy is more like the one Viktor Yushenko suffered, or the one Alexander Litivenko suffered.

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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny hospitalized with a sudden "allergic reaction" (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 OP

Allergies to polonium and Novichok are quite common. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Everyone is 'allergic' to polonium 210 SHRED Jul 2019 #2

and they can cause you... wcmagumba Jul 2019 #3

Putin is more deft with poisons than Lucrezia Borgia Hekate Jul 2019 #4

Horrible. Sure sounds like Putin is trying to kill him again. SunSeeker Jul 2019 #5

The guy's a hero; I pray he's okay donkeypoofed Jul 2019 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

1. Allergies to polonium and Novichok are quite common.

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:39 PM

Jul 2019

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. Everyone is 'allergic' to polonium 210

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:39 PM

Jul 2019

wcmagumba

(2,886 posts)

3. and they can cause you...

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 04:10 PM

Jul 2019

to fall from a window...

Hekate

(90,674 posts)

4. Putin is more deft with poisons than Lucrezia Borgia

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jul 2019

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)

5. Horrible. Sure sounds like Putin is trying to kill him again.

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 04:30 PM

Jul 2019

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)

6. The guy's a hero; I pray he's okay

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Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:00 PM

Jul 2019

With the protests that occurred in Russia lately, guess we shouldn't be too surprised the bully wants.to shut him down.

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