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londonhouseBritish Police with expertise in environments contaminated with chemical, biological and nuclear material are searching the house of the late exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky.

Mr Berezovsky, 67, was found dead on Saturday and police are currently treating his death as unexplained.

His body remains at the Berkshire house while the search - described as a precaution - takes place.

He emigrated to the UK in 2000 after falling out with Russia's president.

The business tycoon amassed a fortune in the 1990s after the privatisation of state assets following the collapse of Soviet Communism.

He survived numerous assassination attempts, including a bomb that decapitated his chauffeur.

In 2003 he won political asylum to stay in Britain on the grounds that his life would be in danger in Russia.

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Mr Berezovsky's body was reportedly found in a bath on Saturday afternoon. An ambulance was called to his Ascot house at 15:18 GMT.

Thames Valley police said: "Specially trained officers are currently at the scene, including CBRN [chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear] trained officers, who are conducting a number of searches as a precaution."

 

Anna van Densky

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