Poison feared in former spy Sergei Skripal’s collapse
Moscow is suspected of involvement in the attack on former Russian double agent living in quiet English city
Salisbury, UK — British police raced on Tuesday to identify a substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior legislator said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the “tragic” collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to co-operate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counterterrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman — reported to be Skripal’s daughter Yulia — in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. Skripal, a 66-year-old former colonel in Russian military intelligence, is also in a critical condition in Salisbury District Hospital. Police did not confirm their names but did say that two people aged 66 and 33 were being treated for “suspected exposure to an unknown substance”. They also revealed ...
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