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On Wednesday, September 5, British police revealed the names and published the photos of two Russian men they say flew to Britain over a weekend in March to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the city of Salisbury. Authorities say the two suspects used Novichok, the Russian-made military grade nerve agent, to poison Skripal and daughter, both of whom survived.Metropolitan Police statement -- Novichok -- Two suspects in connection with Salisbury attack - Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov (undated)Neil Basu, the head of Brtain’s counter-terrorism police, said the attack was a remarkably sophisticated" assassination attempt. Prime Minister Theresa May told Parliament the government had concluded the two suspects were officers in Russia’s military intelligence service
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