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12/12/2004:

"Yushchenko poisoned by 'Agent Orange'"

A near-lethal dose of dioxin, possibly slipped into a bowl of soup, was the cause of the mysterious illness suffered by Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's opposition leader, doctors said yesterday.

Austrian doctors who have been treating the presidential candidate said blood and tissue tests revealed concentrations of the chemical 1,000 times above normal levels.

Full Article : telegraph.co.uk