London - Radiation Found on British Airways Planes

London - Authorities found small traces of radiation on two British Airways 767 jetliners, as investigators widened their search for clues into the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.

Secretary John Reid disclosed the search following a meeting with COBRA, the government's emergency committee. Reid said two planes had been tested so far and that another would be tested.
The initial results of the forensic tests had shown very low traces of a radioactive substance onboard two aircraft, British Airways said in a statement. The company added that the investigation is confined to the three planes, which will remain out of service until further notice.