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nieceandtows ,

Should have used polonium instead, like the dear leader

bdonvr ,

Seeing as mercury fumes are the real danger (you can fairly safely handle elemental mercury, it won’t absorb into the skin) this seems like an exceptionally poor poisoning attempt. Maybe if you put a fan behind you so the fumes only waft into the opponents face…

AshMan85 ,

Sounds Russian.

morphballganon ,

Is it a first?

Or is it the first time they got caught?

Johnmannesca ,
@Johnmannesca@lemmy.world avatar

Yes

Gsus4 , (edited )
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It’s a product of the state of a country that calls Gary Kasparov a terrorist. chess.com/…/russia-issues-arrest-warrant-for-kasp…

TheBigBrother ,

If chess players do this, what do you think Russian secret service it’s capable of?

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