Posted on 03/05/2018 4:19:49 PM PST by Revel
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was convicted by Russia of betraying agents to British intelligence, was critically ill on Monday after exposure to an unidentified substance in Britain, two sources close to the investigation told Reuters.
British police said two people, a 66-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, had been found unconscious on a bench in a shopping center on Sunday in the southern English city of Salisbury after exposure to the unknown substance.
Both are critically ill in intensive care. Police declared a major incident.
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Polonium? Ricin?
Could just have been British food.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-765B1I7Q&list=PLC1E42309CF338B83&t=0s&index=11
Polonium 209 - Capitol Steps
The Taman Shud aka the Sommerton Man. Look it up for a real spy mystery.
what ever happened to the sick people at some
Army base...
about three weeks ago?
Never heard another word about it. Strange.
Steele cleaning up his mess?
Polonium 5 is best served cold
Wouldn’t be surprised if this was actually suicide.
Fish and Chips?
Chicken Tikka Masala
Death by mystery substance. Should have stayed away from the borsch.
Notice Agent Steele is still walking around with his face, the US is white like that.
Great question.
That went down the rabbit hole.
I’d sure like to know.
Update(It was a nerve agent):
From https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5751752/russia-spy-nerve-agent-rare-few-labs-in-world/:
The Yasenevo lab has been creating biological and toxin weapons for clandestine operations since 1991, and is the world's leading developer of poisons.
Wouldn't a state-of-the-art poison would be undetectable? Or maybe it was intended to be detectable, to send a message.
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