Russian ex-spy's poisoning in UK believed from nerve agent in car vents; at least 38 others sickened

[deminks]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-spys-poisoning-uk-believed-nerve-agent-car/story?id=53832515

The Russian ex-spy who along with his daughter was poisoned by a nerve agent in the U.K. may have been exposed to the neurotoxin through his car's ventilation system, sources told ABC News.

Former Russian spy Sergey Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found slumped over, unconscious on a park bench earlier this month in the southern English town of Salisbury. The U.K. has accused Russia of bearing responsibility for the March 4 attack, which British officials say involved a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed secretly by Russia.

U.K. officials now have a clearer picture of just how the attack was conducted, sources said. They believe the toxin was used in a dust-like powdered form and that it circulated through the vents of Skripal's BMW.

Three intelligence officials told ABC News that the Russian military origin and the nature of the substance, a “dusty” organophosphate neurotoxin, are clear to them.

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[Scurrilous]

1. K&R

[rusty fender]

2. Jeebus!

[Takket]

3. one wonders how much longer the world is going to put up with putin.........

obviously there is a massive leadership vacuum on the world stage with putin controlling the kremlin and the white house........ so likely there is nothing that will change until the US returns from its slumber and elects a real leader.

[SoCalMusicLover]

5. Don't You Mean Putin AND Drumpf?

You have the leaders of arguably the world's most powerful military countries, essentially doing whatever the fuck they want, and breaking countless international laws along the way.

How does the rest of world combat that? Does China, the lender to the U.S. and friend to Russia, care what's going on, or do they approve?

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. They Are Willing To Kill Lots Of Innocent People Too

This indicates that they are willing to have collateral damage. Something like this could clearly have killed more than just the intended target.

[defacto7]

8. It will. With this stuff sick means

possibly death but at the least bed ridden for life. It's the worst of the worst.

[mountain grammy]

6. So I watch that news clip and come away furious

at the "reporters" who right after talking about the power of state media in Russia, smile big and say no doubt, Putin is popular in Russia! WTF? Do they hear themselves? How about the arrests of anyone who dares protest the corrupt Russian government, or the death of anyone who dares to run against Putin? It's maddening these fake journalists.

[moondust]

7. Does Putin ever denounce these deadly attacks

on his critics? Maybe warn the Russian population that assassinations have no place in a civilized nation and will not be tolerated?

I'm not aware of it.

Kinda like Drumpf never saying a bad word about Putin: silence speaks volumes.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Good passenger compartment air filters trap 0.3 microns, that stuff must be virus/bacteria small.

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Mold, pollen, blood cells, etc would be trapped in it.

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cell_Biology/Introduction/Cell_size

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