Chemical weapons watchdog confirms UK’s nerve agent findings

By Emma Stoye2018-04-12T14:20:00

Image depicting the tent which Police put up in Salisbury upon discovery of the Skripals who had been poisioned

Independent international investigators verify that a Novichok agent was used in attempted assassination of former Russian spy in Salisbury

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released the outcome of its investigation into the agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal in the UK city of Salisbury last month.

It has essentially confirmed the findings of UK government scientists, saying a ‘Novichok-type’ nerve agent was used, but has not provided any specific detail on the identity or structure of the compound.