CNN National Security Chief: Dont miss this story about former Russian spy

[MelissaB]

Don’t miss this story - and remember Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in downtown London by Russians with radioactive polonium.

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BREAKING-BBC understands man ill in Salisbury is Sergei Skripal. Fmr Russian intel. officer convicted of spying for MI6+swapped for Russian spies (incl Anna Chapman) in 2010. He and woman found unwell. Cause unclear but police looking at poss exposure to unknown substance

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Police say they found the two people - man in 60s and woman in 30s - unconscious on a bench at a shopping centre yesterday after call from a member of the public

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43295134

Critically ill man 'former Russian spy'

A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.

Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010.

Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill at a shopping centre in Salisbury.

The substance has not been identified.

A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&E department was closed.

[MelissaB]

1. Two people are fighting for their lives after being exposed to unknown substance as decontamination

Two people are fighting for their lives after being exposed to unknown substance as decontamination teams are called to 'major incident' at hospital

Two people are fighting for their lives after being exposed to an unknown substance as decontamination teams were called to a 'major incident' at a hospital.

Police and paramedics discovered a man and woman, thought to be in their late 20s to early 30s, in a critical condition yesterday afternoon in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

The woman, who was unconscious, was airlifted to Salisbury District Hospital, while the man was taken by ambulance.

And after the pair were admitted to the accident and emergency department, the hospital was forced to shut it down and call in the fire service and an Incident Response team to decontaminate the area.

Wiltshire Police confirmed the two incidents were linked, saying the man and woman had been 'exposed to an unknown substance'.

More: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/two-people-are-fighting-for-their-lives-after-being-exposed-to-unknown-substance-as-decontamination-teams-are-called-to-major-incident-at-hospital/ar-BBJTvJp?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=ientp

[Zoonart]

2. Hope Christopher Steele is safe.

Wonder if they were his assets. The male was avtive at time Steele was Russia specialistst with MI6.

[MelissaB]

3. BBC also has the story here:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43295134

Critically ill man 'former Russian spy'

A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.

Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010.

Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill at a shopping centre in Salisbury.

The substance has not been identified.

A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&E department was closed.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Putin has dispached his clean up squads.

[dalton99a]

5. Kremlin spokesman: "We're not responsible for people catching a cold

or ingesting polonium-210