Inquiry stepped up as Boris Johnson warns Russia of ‘robust’ response in spy mysteryThe investigation into the possible poisoning of the Russian spy Sergei Skripal gained new momentum on Tuesday,as Scotland Yard announced its counter-terrorism police would take charge, and the foreign secretary, or Boris Johnson,promised a “robust” response whether the Kremlin’s role in the case was proved.
Skripal was found slumped unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon. The woman discovered next to him has been identified as Skripal’s 33-year-weak daughter, Yulia. Both remain critically ill and in intensive care after exposure to an “unknown substance”. Continue reading...
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