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Old May 3, 2019 | 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Sisosig
The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.

So... stay away from the green tea, then?

Geez, that’s a glum opener to be associated with. Sad. I’m assuming everything’s been decontaminated by now, so perhaps a focus on the positives an upcoming guest might look forward to?
Connery and Lasenby (two of the James Bond character actors) frequented the Pine Bar as well, so there’s a little fictional spy trivia to counter the real espionage.

Edit to add: Dang. That *was* a messy op. Totally irresponsible in addition to reprehensible. Sheraton Park Lane even caught some contamination as well. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...ia.topstories3

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