MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former Russian military intelligence colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter are believed to be in a coma after being exposed to a suspected nerve gas in Salisbury, UK media reported Wednesday.
A British police officer who responded to the incident on Sunday afternoon is also in a coma, Sky News reported, citing its sources.
Earlier, Temporary Chief Constable at Wiltshire Police, Kier Pritchard reported that a Wiltshipe police officer, who was part of the first response team at the scene of the incident was also receiving intensive care.
“In summary, it’s being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder by administration of a nerve agent,” Metropolitan police counter-terrorism chief Mark Rowley said.
