Four expelled Russian diplomats leave London-Tass

MOSCOW, July 27 (Reuters) Four Russian diplomats expelled by Britain in a row over the extradition of a murder suspect have left London, Itar-Tass news agency reported today.

''The four Russian diplomats that the British government has decided to expel are no longer in the United Kingdom,'' the agency quoted a representative of the Russian Embassy in London as saying.

The press service for Russia's foreign ministry declined to confirm or deny the report.

Britain expelled four Russian envoys this month to show its displeasure at Moscow's refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko who became a British citizen after leaving Russia.

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