Irish Daily Mirror

World Cup fears IS bomb attack like Manchester

Food poisoning may have killed wealthy oligarch

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Alexander Perepilich­nyy DODGY seafood may have killed a wealthy Russian whistleblo­wer, an inquest heard.

But experts could not rule out deliberate poisoning as the cause of Alexander Perepilich­nyy’s death.

The 44-year-old died near his home in Weybridge, Surrey, in 2012.

The night before, he had been in Paris eating sushi with secret girlfriend Elmira Medynska, 28.

She said he had sent a bad prawn dish back and later vomited.

Cardiologi­st Dr Peter Wilmshurst told the Old Bailey hearing Mr Perepilich­nyy could have suffered “scombroid fish poisoning”.

He said: “If you cannot find other reasons, that becomes the number one suspect.” The inquest continues. ■■Yulia Skripal had a “breakdown” after her boyfriend failed to answer her call as she recovered from poisoning, Russian media claims. Wafa Media propaganda WORLD Cup chiefs have studied the Manchester Arena bombing in a bid to prevent a copycat attack in Russia.

A suicide bomb like the device that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert last May is seen as one of the most likely threats.

Terrorists also attacked the Stade de France in Paris during a friendly between France and Germany in November 2015.

European footballin­g body UEFA has revealed that Russian security chiefs recently attended a counterter­rorism masterclas­s in Holland.

UEFA said: “Case studies examined recent terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv and Manchester.”

Islamic State fanatics have made continual threats to this summer’s tournament. Its mouthpiece Wafa Media issued a sick propaganda “execution” mock-up featuring Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.

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