Berezovsky fails to turn up

Moscow - The controversial Russian financier and politician, Mr Boris Berezovsky, missed an appointment with prosecutors yesterday…

Moscow - The controversial Russian financier and politician, Mr Boris Berezovsky, missed an appointment with prosecutors yesterday after heading to a government clinic with back problems, Russian news agencies said.

Mr Berezovsky, who returned to Russia on Sunday and has denied allegations of illegal business, said he was not playing games with prosecutors.

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