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Independent inspectors back up UK assessment that Russia poisoned former spy
Independent inspectors back up UK assessment that Russia poisoned former spy
Alexandra MaApr 12, 2018, 16:41 IST
SALISBURY, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A police officer puts on a protective suit and mask near the scene where former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia were discovered after being attacked with a nerve-agent on March 16, 2018 in Salisbury, England. Britain has expelled 23 Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who both remain in a critical condition. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has responded by saying that Moscow will also expel British diplomats. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)Jack Taylor/Getty
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Sergei Skripal and his daughter was poisoned with Novichok of a "high purity," the Organisation for the Protection of Chemical Weapons said on Thursday.
The confirmation of the chemical's identity bolsters Britain's case that Russia was behind the attack last month.
Britain accused Russia of manufacturing the poison used in the attack in a secretive military lab last month. Russia has repeatedly denied it and even pushed multiple contradictory theories to claim they weren't behind the attack.
