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Six sites showed traces of radiation linked to the poisoning, including a bar in London's Millennium Hotel, a branch of Itsu Sushi near Piccadilly Circus, Litvinenko's house in North London and a section of the hospital where he was treated when he fell ill on Nov. 1.

Two other sites _ an office block in London's west end and an address in the posh neighborhood of Mayfair _ also showed traces of radiation, Scotland Yard said.

All the locations except Litvinenko's home are in west London, separated by about a mile.

"They said there was only a trace," said Alan Humberstone, a 27-year- old computer technician who said police found radiation at his office building in Mayfair." "(Police) said, 'You would have to ingest something to be at risk."

The Mayfair building near the Millennium Hotel contains a business intelligence company, Titon International Ltd. _ whose CEO was a former U.K. Special Services director, and Erinys UK Ltd., an international security and risk management company.

Erinys confirmed that Litvinenko had visited the office "on a matter totally unrelated to issues now being investigated by the police," but declined to elaborate. None of the staff who had contact with him have reported any ill effects, the statement said.

The other location reportedly houses an office of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled tycoon and Kremlin critic wanted in Russia on money- laundering charges. Businesses listed at the address include a fund adviser, an investment firm, an energy company and offices of the newspaper publisher Metro International.

Berezovsky, who knew Litvinenko before both came to Britain and reportedly paid for the ex-spy's home in North London, told The Associated Press Monday he would make no comment until the investigation was over.