Berlin police confirmed their investigation in an email responding to a query by The Associated Press, but wouldn’t give any details. The probe is being conducted by a police unit that handles politically motivated crimes.
The Russian media outlet Agentstvo reported that two participants in an April 29-30 conference organized by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky experienced health problems around the time of or after the event.
Natalia Arno, head of the U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation, said in a May 16 Facebook post that she woke up with acute pain and strange symptoms during a trip to two European cities before she returned to the United States.
Berlin police investigate report of Russian exiles falling ill
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