Search of Condit's apartment

Washington - Police in the US say it is too early to say whether their search of Congressman Gary Condit's apartment yesterday…

Washington - Police in the US say it is too early to say whether their search of Congressman Gary Condit's apartment yesterday will help solve the disappearance of a former Washington intern who has been missing for 10 weeks.

Police Chief Charles Ramsey refused to discuss what the search produced but said his department was interested in Mr Condit (53), a Californian Democrat, having a lie-detector test. Mr Condit and his lawyer are deciding whether to agree to such a test.

Ms Levy (24) was last seen on April 30th. A source familiar with the case said Mr Condit acknowledged to police last week he had an affair with Ms Levy.