Mercury spill called accidental
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TIMES WIRE REPORTS
French police suggested that mercury found in the car of a Russian lawyer who defends Kremlin foes was spilled accidentally.
Karina Moskalenko has said she fears the mercury might have been planted to frighten or poison her.
A Paris police official said the mercury in the car in Strasbourg, France, came from a barometer that broke while being transported by the car’s previous owner, an antiques dealer.
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