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| Russian ex-spy’s daughter no longer in critical condition |
| 2018-03-30 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The daughter of a Russian ex-spy poisoned in a nerve-agent attack is improving rapidly and is out of critical condition, the hospital treating the pair said Thursday - an unexpected piece of good news in a chilling mystery that has sparked an international crisis. Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious and critically ill in the English city of Salisbury on March 4. British authorities say they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent made in Russia. Salisbury NHS Trust, which oversees the hospital where the Skripals are being treated, said Thursday 33-year-old Yulia is "improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. Her condition is now stable." "She has responded well to treatment but continues to receive expert clinical care 24 hours a day," said Dr. Christine Blanshard, medical director at Salisbury District Hospital. Sergei Skripal, 66, remains at death's door, the hospital said. Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer, was imprisoned after he sold secrets to British intelligence. He was released in a 2010 spy swap and moved to Britannia. Britannia says he and his daughter, who was visiting from Russia, were poisoned with a nerve agent developed in Soviet times and that it must have come from Russia. Police say they were likely exposed to the poison on the door of Sergei Skripal’s suburban house in Salisbury, where the highest concentration of the chemical has been found. About 250 British counterterrorism officers are working on the investigation, retracing the Skripals’ movements to uncover how the poison was delivered. They have searched a pub, a restaurant and a cemetery, and on Thursday cordoned off a children’s playground near the Skripal home. Moscow vehemently denies involvement in the attack, which has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Russia and the West. |
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