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The substance with the help of which the former GRU employee Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned could be in the ventilation system of his car, reports ABC

According to an American television channel ABC with reference to its sources, according to one version, the poison that was poisoned by Skrypal and his daughter Julia could be in a powdered state and appear in the ventilation system of a BMW car, which was used by a former GRU colonel.

Earlier, law enforcement agencies of Great Britain appealed for help to the residents of Salisbury, hoping to establish exactly where his car drove. March 4 was published and a picture of the car - burgundy BMW 320D with registration number HD09 WAO.

Three officers of the special services told ABC that they now have a clear understanding of the fact that the poison was used by criminals. According to them, it is a powdered organophosphate neurotoxin. "This is a substance that has existed since the Cold War," a senior intelligence official told the television channel. According to him, the Russian origin of the substance does not cause doubts.

The source of the TV channel also said that, according to witnesses, in a restaurant where Skripal came with his daughter not long before losing consciousness, he waved his hands inadequately and spoke very loudly. The explanation may be that the poison began to act on his body.

ABC interlocutors also reported that while signs of poisoning were detected in 38 people in Salisbury, but they found only minimal symptoms.

"We see what happened as a deliberate murder, and not just as an attempt to harm the health of Skrypal and thereby frighten other former agents of Russian special services," said ABC's interlocutor.

Previously appeared and other versions of what happened. So, The Telegraph suggested that the daughter of Skripal, who had flown to her father from Russia, brought the poison into the UK. According to this version, she might not know about what is in the suitcase. There was also the assumption that the clothes were soaked with cosmetics, and the gifts that Julia brought to Salisbury.

"If the substance was imported into the UK from the territory of Russia, it could not but leave a trace," said ex-head of the FSB Public Relations Center, retired Major-General Alexander Mikhailov. "We would receive a large number of dead and injured." According to him, if we are talking about the nerve agent "Novice", then even a very small dose of it will be enough to kill a person.

Skripal and his daughter were hospitalized with signs of poisoning with an unknown substance on March 4, when they were unconscious in Salisbury. British Prime Minister Teresa Mei said on March 12 that they were poisoned by the nerve agent "Novice", which belongs to the third generation of chemical weapons. A possible culprit happened the head of the government of the kingdom called Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response, recommended that London complete its investigation, and then discuss this issue with Moscow. On March 14 at a government meeting, Theresa May officially accused Moscow of poisoning Skripal and announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats.

Moscow as a retaliatory measure also declared persona non grata 23 British diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry also announced the closure of the Consulate General of Great Britain in St. Petersburg and the termination of the activities of the British Council in the country.

Reference: https://www.rbc.ru/society/18/03/201...794732f66769a3