Russian spy: Nerve agent 'used to try to kill' Sergei Skripal

Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, collapsed on a bench in Salisbury city centre
A nerve operator was utilized to attempt to kill a previous Russian government agent and his girl, police have said.

Sergei and Yulia Skripal were discovered oblivious in Salisbury on Sunday evening and remain fundamentally sick.

A cop who was the first to go to the scene is presently in a genuine condition in healing facility, Right hand Official Check Rowley said.

Nerve operators are very poisonous chemicals that stop the sensory system working and close down substantial capacities.

They regularly enter the body through the mouth or nose, however can likewise be assimilated through the eyes or skin.

Mr Rowley, head of Counter Fear based oppression Policing, said government researchers had recognized the operator utilized, however would not make that data open at this stage.

"This is being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder, by administration of a nerve agent," he said.

"Having established that a nerve agent is the cause of the symptoms... I can also confirm that we believe that the two people who became unwell were targeted specifically."

He said there was no confirmation of a far reaching wellbeing danger to general society.

Two other cops who went to the scene were dealt with in clinic for minor manifestations, previously they were given the all unmistakable. It is comprehended their side effects included bothersome eyes and wheezing.