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| Identification of Skripal suspects is 'wild speculation' - UK security minister | Identification of Skripal suspects is 'wild speculation' - UK security minister |
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| UK Security Minister Ben Wallace has dismissed claims police identified the suspects in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury as “wild speculation.” | UK Security Minister Ben Wallace has dismissed claims police identified the suspects in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury as “wild speculation.” |
| The Tory minister Tweeted, in response to the Press Association post, that the report "belongs in the ill informed and wild speculation folder." | The Tory minister Tweeted, in response to the Press Association post, that the report "belongs in the ill informed and wild speculation folder." |
| It comes after the Press Association reported on Thursday morning that police had identified the suspects behind the nerve agent attacks against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The pair were found on March 4 slumped on a bench after being exposed to the substance in the Wiltshire town of Salisbury. | It comes after the Press Association reported on Thursday morning that police had identified the suspects behind the nerve agent attacks against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The pair were found on March 4 slumped on a bench after being exposed to the substance in the Wiltshire town of Salisbury. |
| It was reported that a source with knowledge of the investigation said: “Investigators believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack through CCTV and have cross-checked this with records of people who entered the country around that time. They [the investigators] are sure they [the suspects] are Russian” | |
| The UK has accused Russia of both attacks, a claim which the Kremlin has consistently denied. | The UK has accused Russia of both attacks, a claim which the Kremlin has consistently denied. |
| Asked about the latest developments, Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko said he is still awaiting official confirmation from Britain. | |
| “These are media reports, unfortunately there are no official statements from the British side. I want to hear from Scotland Yard, from the Foreign Office. Many versions [published] in the newspapers are not confirmed at official level,” Yakovenko told journalists in Moscow. | |
| The Russian envoy added that as London has produced no evidence that Moscow is responsible, the attack and its possible perpetrators was not discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump at their meeting in Helsinki. | |
| Yakovenko added he will raise the issue with the new UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt when they meet. | |
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