Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer, was convicted in 2006 of spying for Britain and released by Moscow in 2010 as part of a spy swap. Authorities cordoned off Skripal's house, a car, a restaurant, a pub and the cemetery where Skripal's wife, Lyudmila, is buried and where there is also a memorial headstone for his son, Alexander. Lyudmila Skripal died of cancer in 2012. Former London police chief Ian Blair said Friday that the police officer who is seriously ill had visited Skripal's house — suggesting the nerve agent may have been delivered there. A BuzzFeed News investigation claimed U.S. spy agencies have linked the 14 deaths to Russia, but U.K. police shut down the cases.

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2018 09:50 UTC