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Russian Spy: Russia 'Has No Information' On Sergei Skripal Collapse


Russia has said it has "no information" about what could have caused a former agent convicted of spying for Britain to collapse in Salisbury, Wiltshire....

But the Kremlin said it was willing to co-operate in the police investigation.

UK police are trying to identify what substance left Sergei Skripal, 66 - who was granted refuge in the UK in 2010 under a "spy swap" - and a 33-year-old woman critically ill in hospital.

They were found unconscious on a shopping centre bench on Sunday.


Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, told journalists that Moscow was prepared to help with the investigation.

"We see this tragic situation but we don't have information on what could have led to this, what he was engaged in," he said.


Wiltshire Police said the pair, found at The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, had no visible injuries - but that officers were investigating whether a crime had been committed.

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Craig Holden said: "They are currently being treated for suspected exposure to an unknown substance."

He said the police's "major incident" response was not a counter-terrorism investigation - but that multiple agencies were involved and they were keeping an "open mind".

Meanwhile, police have closed the nearby Zizzi restaurant "as a precaution". They say there is no known risk to the wider public.


Col Skripal, a retired Russian military intelligence officer, was jailed for 13 years by Russia in 2006.

He was convicted of passing the identities of Russian intelligence agents working undercover in Europe to the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6.

In July 2010, he was one of four prisoners released by Moscow in exchange for 10 US spies as part of a swap and was later flown to the UK.


Col Skripal and the woman, who police said were known to each other, are both in intensive care at Salisbury District Hospital.

A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and teams in full protective gear have used hoses to decontaminate the street.

Workers in respirators and hazardous material suits searched bins close to the scene where the two collapsed.

Neighbours at Col Skripal's home in Salisbury said police arrived around 17:00 GMT on Sunday and had been there ever since.

They said he was friendly and in recent years had lost his wife.
Russian Spy: Russia 'Has No Information' On Sergei Skripal Collapse Reviewed by FOW 24 News on March 06, 2018 Rating: 5 Russia has said it has "no information" about what could have caused a former agent convicted of spying for Britain to collapse...

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