UK police say Russian ex-spy attacked with nerve agent
- 6 years ago
Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in Britain.
Police there say a nerve agent was used to try to kill a former Russian spy and his daughter in the south of England over the weekend.
For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram…
So Aram… more revelations are coming out about this alleged attempted murder… what's the latest?
Well Semin... as you said UK police confirmed Wednesday that a nerve agent was used although they didn't specify what kind.
They said it was used to deliberately poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal, who both remain in critical condition.
"In summary this is being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder by administration of a nerve agent….. Our role now of course is to establish who is behind this and why they carried out this act."
Rowley added that a police officer who treated them when they collapsed in Salisbury on Sunday was also in a serious condition
Suspicions are again falling on Russia, as the incident has overtones of a fatal 2006 attack on a former Russian spy that was blamed on the Kremlin.
Moscow has denied involvement in both cases.
Skripal is a former Russian double agent who had served jail time in his homeland for spying for Britain before being freed in a spy swap.
The issue has further strained relations between Russia and Britain, which has said it will respond strongly if the Kremlin is linked to the attack.
Police there say a nerve agent was used to try to kill a former Russian spy and his daughter in the south of England over the weekend.
For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram…
So Aram… more revelations are coming out about this alleged attempted murder… what's the latest?
Well Semin... as you said UK police confirmed Wednesday that a nerve agent was used although they didn't specify what kind.
They said it was used to deliberately poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal, who both remain in critical condition.
"In summary this is being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder by administration of a nerve agent….. Our role now of course is to establish who is behind this and why they carried out this act."
Rowley added that a police officer who treated them when they collapsed in Salisbury on Sunday was also in a serious condition
Suspicions are again falling on Russia, as the incident has overtones of a fatal 2006 attack on a former Russian spy that was blamed on the Kremlin.
Moscow has denied involvement in both cases.
Skripal is a former Russian double agent who had served jail time in his homeland for spying for Britain before being freed in a spy swap.
The issue has further strained relations between Russia and Britain, which has said it will respond strongly if the Kremlin is linked to the attack.