# Russian authorities respond to Siberia lab accident after researcher dies

https://mins.news/en/item/85519

- CNN, 2026-10-04 16:41 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/russia-laboratory-plague-accident-intl?Date=20261004&Profile=CNN

> Russian authorities are responding to a laboratory accident in Siberia in which a suspected dangerous infection was released and a researcher died.

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