'Act of War': British Lawmakers Fume Over Russian Spy Poisoning
Source: The Daily Beast
British politicians publicly point the finger towards Russia as Sergei Skripal and his daughter remain critically ill.
JAMIE ROSS
03.08.18 12:28 PM ET
British lawmakers have voiced their anger over the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a former spy using a deadly nerve agent, with one accusing Russia of having potentially committed an "act of war."
Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, remain in critical condition in the hospital after they were found unconscious on Sunday as a result of being exposed to an as-yet unspecified nerve agent. The police officer who first responded to the scene, who had been in intensive care, is now "stable and conscious" and has been named as Sergeant Nick Bailey.
Local newspaper the Salisbury Journal reported that police had cordoned off the graves of Skripal's wife and son, appearing to confirm previous reports that their deaths are now part of the ongoing investigation by British counter-terrorism police. Liudmila Skirpal died of cancer in 2012, and Alexander Skripal died in St. Petersburg last year.
As speculation mounted that Russia was responsible for the attack, the British government's Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said: “The use of nerve agent on UK soil is a brazen and reckless act. This was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way.”
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Local newspaper the Salisbury Journal reported that police had cordoned off the graves of Skripal's wife and son, appearing to confirm previous reports that their deaths are now part of the ongoing investigation by British counter-terrorism police. Liudmila Skirpal died of cancer in 2012, and Alexander Skripal died in St. Petersburg last year.
