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kpete

(71,963 posts) Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:19 PM Mar 2018

UK police update number of people treated as result of former Russian spy's poisoning to roughly 21

Why aren't we calling this a terrorist attack?

UK police update total number of people treated as a result of former Russian spy’s poisoning to roughly 21
By Associated Press March 8 at 1:54 PM

LONDON — UK police update total number of people treated as a result of former Russian spy’s poisoning to roughly 21.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/uk-police-update-total-number-of-people-treated-as-a-result-of-former-russian-spys-poisoning-to-roughly-21/2018/03/08/1790b070-2302-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html?utm_term=.a272322cdf12

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UK police update number of people treated as result of former Russian spy's poisoning to roughly 21 (Original Post) kpete Mar 2018 OP

Sounds like a terrorist attack. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #1

Good call. LisaM Mar 2018 #4

And since it indiscriminately affected multiple people, a weapon of mass destruction. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #7

And people were perplexed why Nunberg acted like he WANTED to go to jail. Girard442 Mar 2018 #2

I can't open the link on my clunky device. GusBob Mar 2018 #3

I think we can rule out food poisoning renegade000 Mar 2018 #5

Jesus who are the other victims? GusBob Mar 2018 #6

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,308 posts)

1. Sounds like a terrorist attack.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:21 PM

Mar 2018

LisaM

(27,794 posts)

4. Good call.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:29 PM

Mar 2018

It was a terrorist attack.

TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)

7. And since it indiscriminately affected multiple people, a weapon of mass destruction.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 06:41 PM

Mar 2018

Girard442

(6,066 posts)

2. And people were perplexed why Nunberg acted like he WANTED to go to jail.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:22 PM

Mar 2018

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

3. I can't open the link on my clunky device.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:26 PM

Mar 2018

Did they all eat at the restaurant?

Did they rule out food poisoning?

renegade000

(2,301 posts)

5. I think we can rule out food poisoning

Reply to GusBob (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:35 PM

Mar 2018

Given that the first police officer on the scene also seems to have fallen victim to the same poisonous agent.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

6. Jesus who are the other victims?

Reply to renegade000 (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:36 PM

Mar 2018

First responders and hospital people?

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