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Poison used on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury attack was novichok nerve agent, confirms chemical weapons watchdog
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sergei-and-yulia-skripal-in-salisbury-attack-was-a-novichok-nerve-agent-confirms-chemical-weapons-a8301121.html
Former MI6 spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned using a novichok nerve agent, the international chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed.
Four separate laboratories around the world all reached the same conclusion as the UK government regarding the nature of the poison, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in an executive summary of its findings.
The organisation was called in to carry out an independent investigation into the poisoning of the pair in Salisbury last month.
Its conclusion matches that of UK government scientists at the Porton Down defence laboratory and is likely to place fresh pressure on Russia to answer questions about its alleged involvement in the attack.
The Foreign Office claimed the finding proves there is ”no alternative explanation about who was responsible – only Russia has the means, motive and record” and demanded the Kremlin “give answers”.
While it did not name the specific chemical used, the OPCW said its scientists had “confirmed the findings of the United Kingdom relating to the identity of the toxic chemical”.
The UK government used its identification of novichok as a major strand of evidence in its decision to blame Russia for the attack. The “military grade” nerve agent is of a type known to have been manufactured by Russia and would likely have required state resources to produce, ministers said.
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Article does continue. Zim.
By the way, when I was googling looking for things
along these lines, I saw one which claimed the Russians
was trying to blame someone else.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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