Sergei Skripal, former double agent, is critically ill after suspected poisoning
A former double agent has been found unconscious in Salisbury following exposure to an unknown substance.
Sergei Skripal, who passed secrets to MI6, was fighting for his life in hospital last night after a suspected poisoning. This has raised fears of an assassination attempt on British soil.
66-year-old Sergei Skripal was jailed in Russia for treason but was later given refuge in the UK as part of a spy swap deal. Strangely, he was found unconscious on an outdoor bench in the precincts of a shopping centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire. A 33-year-old woman who is a companion to Mr Skripal, was slumped alongside him. She was also in a critical condition last night.
Sergei Skripal in Russian military uniform
Wiltshire police said that the pair sustained no visible injuries. Already, officers are working to identify the substance. A number of areas in Salisbury were cordoned off and a major incident was declared at the hospital where they were taken.
Sergei Skripal, who passed secrets to MI6, was fighting for his life in hospital last night after a suspected poisoning. This has raised fears of an assassination attempt on British soil.
66-year-old Sergei Skripal was jailed in Russia for treason but was later given refuge in the UK as part of a spy swap deal. Strangely, he was found unconscious on an outdoor bench in the precincts of a shopping centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire. A 33-year-old woman who is a companion to Mr Skripal, was slumped alongside him. She was also in a critical condition last night.
Sergei Skripal in Russian military uniform
Wiltshire police said that the pair sustained no visible injuries. Already, officers are working to identify the substance. A number of areas in Salisbury were cordoned off and a major incident was declared at the hospital where they were taken.
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