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In brief: Cup that kills

Thursday 18 March 1993 00:02 GMT
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A scientist committed suicide after failing to kill a colleague with cancer-causing substances, Reuter reports from Heidelberg. 'She had poured herself a cup of tea, had a sip and walked away,' a spokesman said. The tea 'smelled funny' and she spit it out. It was laced with Diethylnitrosamin.

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