Military personnel specialising in chemical and biological warfare have joined the investigation in Salisbury into the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter, who were allegedly exposed to a nerve agent by elements widely suspected to be of Russian origin. British home secretary Amber Rudd visits the scene where Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found after having been poisoned by a nerve agent in Salisbury, Britain, on March 9, 2018. Police officers seal off the road on which former Russian spy Sergei Skripal lives in Salisbury, Britain, on March 7, 2018. (Reuters)Home secretary Amber Rudd, who visited Salisbury on Friday, said the condition of Skripal and Yulia remained serious. The former Russian military colonel’s house and his car were cordoned off.

Source: Hindustan Times March 09, 2018 13:41 UTC