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Military personnel investigating the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on 11 March in Salisbury

What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?

13 March 2018

The poison used to target ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was a Novichok nerve agent, UK prime minister Theresa May revealed yesterday

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