© ukr.media / Global Look PressSergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia
The total number implicated in the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia is now five. The newly identified pair posed as tourists to get a British visa last March and are now thought to be back in Russia, senior security sources said.
The total number implicated in the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia is now five.
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov thought to be Russian military intelligence officers, have been accused of travelling to the UK under aliases to try to murder Mr Skripal. A third Russian suspect was later exposed as Sergey Fedotov, although his real name remains unclear
© Screenshot RTAlexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov
They are not believed to have travelled with the two hitmen. Their role was said to have been much smaller.
Mr Skripal, 66, and daughter Yulia, 33, were left fighting for their lives after they collapsed on a bench in Salisbury on March 5 last year. It is thought they were first exposed to Novichok sprayed on their front door handle.
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, thought to be Russian military intelligence officers, have been accused of travelling to the UK under aliases to try to murder Mr Skripal.
A third Russian suspect was later exposed as Sergey Fedotov, although his real name remains unclear.
Police are now said to have collected more evidence against him, and identified the two new accomplices. Scotland Yard said it continued
Larisa Brown is the Defence And Security Editor for The Daily Mail
Comment: Britain is attempting to salvage the trainwreck the Skripal case has become. There are so many holes in the narrative the only way forward seems to be throwing out new red herrings.
- Leaked Daily Mail CCTV of Petrov, Boshirov proves Metro Police lied about their Salisbury timeline
- CCTV released by Met does NOT show Petrov and Boshirov "in the vicinity" of Skripal's house
- Analysts weigh in on Skripal poisoning accusations: 'UK cornered itself claiming Petrov & Boshirov were perpetrators'
- British Media Regurgitates Blogger's Unverified Claims to Prove the Bottom of the Barrel Hadn't Previously Been Reached
- 'We're Not Agents': UK's Suspects in Skripal Case Interviewed by RT's Editor-in-chief
Pehaps it's to distract from a more plausible line of investigation?