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  • SAL3. SALISBURY (REINO UNIDO), 08/03/2018.- Bomberos son llamados a retirar objetos sospechosos en la zona en donde se produjo el intento de asesinato del exespÌa ruso Sergey Skripal y su hija Julia, en la Catedral de Salisburi, Inglaterra (Reino Unido) hoy, 8 de marzo de 2018, La ministra de Interior, Amber Rudd, ha dicho que el intento de asesinato ha sido "descarado y peligroso" y prometiÛ "actuar" una vez que se aclaren los hechos. EFE/ Gerry Penny
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    SAL3. SALISBURY (REINO UNIDO), 08/03/2018.- Bomberos son llamados a retirar objetos sospechosos en la zona en donde se produjo el intento de asesinato del exespÌa ruso Sergey Skripal y su hija Julia, en la Catedral de Salisburi, Inglaterra (Reino Unido) hoy, 8 de marzo de 2018, La ministra de Interior, Amber Rudd, ha dicho que el intento de asesinato ha sido "descarado y peligroso" y prometiÛ "actuar" una vez que se aclaren los hechos. EFE/ Gerry Penny

  • A police officer stands guard outside a cordoned-off branch of the Italian chain restaurant Zizzi close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
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    A police officer stands guard outside a cordoned-off branch of the Italian chain restaurant Zizzi close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL

  • Officials are helped out to take off their protective suits after repositioning the forensic tent, covering the bench where Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found, in the centre of Salisbury, Britain, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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    Officials are helped out to take off their protective suits after repositioning the forensic tent, covering the bench where Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found, in the centre of Salisbury, Britain, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

  • Members of the emergency services in green biohazard suits afix the tent over the bench where a man and a woman were found on March 4 in critical condition at The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 after the tent became detached. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
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    Members of the emergency services in green biohazard suits afix the tent over the bench where a man and a woman were found on March 4 in critical condition at The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 after the tent became detached. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / Ben STANSALL

  • A still image from CCTV footage recorded on February 27, 2018 shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal buying groceries at the Bargain Stop convenience store in Salisbury on February 27, 2018. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / -
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    A still image from CCTV footage recorded on February 27, 2018 shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal buying groceries at the Bargain Stop convenience store in Salisbury on February 27, 2018. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / -

  • A police officers stand guard outside The Mill pub close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
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    A police officers stand guard outside The Mill pub close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL

  • A picture shows The Mill pub close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
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    A picture shows The Mill pub close to The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 which was closed in connection to the ongoing major incident sparked after a man and a woman were found critically ill on a bench at the shopping centre on March 4. British police raced Tuesday to identify an unknown substance that left a former Russian double agent fighting for his life, in what a senior lawmaker said bore the hallmarks of a Russian attack. Moscow said it had no information about the "tragic" collapse of the man, identified by the media as Sergei Skripal, in the quiet southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, but said it would be happy to cooperate if requested by British authorities. Specialist officers from the counter-terrorism squad are helping investigate the incident, which also left a 33-year-old woman -- reported to be Skripal's daughter Yulia -- in a critical condition in what is feared to be a poison plot. / AFP / Ben STANSALL

  • TOPSHOT - Members of the emergency services in green biohazard suits work to afix the tent over the bench where a man and a woman were found on March 4 in critical condition at The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 after the tent became detached. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
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    TOPSHOT - Members of the emergency services in green biohazard suits work to afix the tent over the bench where a man and a woman were found on March 4 in critical condition at The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 8, 2018 after the tent became detached. British detectives on March 8 scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the "brazen and reckless" attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is unconscious in a critical but stable condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they collapsed on a bench outside a shopping centre on Sunday. / AFP / Ben STANSALL

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Londres. La policía británica trataba este jueves de averiguar cómo llegó al país el agente nervioso que dejó entre la vida y la muerte al ex agente secreto ruso Sergei Skripal y a su hija Yulia.

El primer policía que atendió a padre e hija cuando estos yacían inconscientes el domingo en un banco de la ciudad de Salisbury, en el sudoeste del país, también resultó herido y está grave.

Todas las miradas se dirigieron a Rusia, tras el precedente de Alexander Litvinenko -un antiguo agente ruso asesinado en Londres en 2006 con una sustancia radiactiva-, pero Moscú negó estar tras el ataque y denunció ser víctima de una campaña de desprestigio.

"Nos comprometemos a hacer todo lo que podamos para llevar a los autores ante la justicia, sea quiénes sean y estén dónde estén", dijo en el Parlamento la ministra de Interior británica, Amber Rudd.

Sobre el estado de los heridos, Rudd dijo que los dos blancos del atentado siguen muy graves e inconscientes, mientras que el policía ya habla y responde.

"El uso de un agente nervioso en suelo británico es un acto sinvergüenza e insensato", añadió Rudd. "Fue un intento de asesinato del modo más cruel".

Aludiendo veladamente a las acusaciones a Rusia, Rudd pidió calma: "si vamos a ser rigurosos en la investigación, tenemos que evitar especulaciones y dejar que la policía siga investigando".

- "Regalo de unos amigos" -

Skripal, un ex coronel que llegó al Reino Unido en 2010 en un canje de espías tras ser condenado por alta traición por pasar información a Londres, pudo recibir la sustancia en un paquete "regalo de unos amigos" que su hija Yulia trajo de Rusia cuando le visitaba, aventuró el diario The Times citando una fuente anónima.

Otras hipótesis es que se le administró el veneno con un spray o mezclado con la comida o la bebida. Antes de ser hallados gravemente heridos, Skripal y su hija habían estado en un pub y en un restaurante italiano próximos, ambos acordonados por la policía desde el domingo.

Un testigo, que vio a padre e hija en el restaurante, dijo a la BBC que Skripal estaba "muy agitado" y "parecía perder la paciencia".

"Empezó a hablar a gritos, quería la cuenta e irse", explicó.

Los llamamientos del gobierno a mantener la calma no frenaron los que pedían cortar relaciones con Rusia.

"No veo cómo podemos mantener relaciones diplomáticas con un país que trata de asesinar a gente en suelo británico y pone en peligro las vidas de ciudadanos británicos", escribió en Twitter el diputado conservador Nick Boles.

- "No va a salir de esta" -

El comandante de la policía contraterrorista británica Mark Rowley se negó a identificar el tipo de gas nervioso usado en el atentado.

El gas sarín es el más conocido de los agentes nerviosos. Se trata de una potente sustancia neurotóxica, inodora e invisible, que aunque no sea inhalada, su simple contacto con la piel bloquea la transmisión del influjo nervioso y conduce a la muerte por paro cardiorespiratorio.

Las víctimas se quejan primero de violentos dolores de cabeza y presentan pupilas dilatadas. Luego sufren convulsiones, paros respiratorios y caen en coma, antes de fallecer.

Según fuentes de los servicios de seguridad citadas por el diario The Sun, solamente unos pocos laboratorios en el mundo son capaces de producir estas sustancias, que se han usado varias veces en la guerra de Siria, y entre ellos está el de Yasenovo, cerca de Moscú, que pertenece a los servicios secretos.

La sustancia podría acabar con el viejo coronel. El diario The Times, que citó a un importante funcionario del gobierno británico que no fue identificado, dijo que la condición de Skripal es especialmente grave.

"Existe la impresión de que no va a salir de esta", dijo la fuente al diario. "Creo que podría ser más positivo (para Yulia).

Yulia era el único miembro de la familia que le quedaba al espía, después de que su mujer muriera de cáncer en 2012 y su hijo Alexander de un fallo hepático en 2017, a los 43 años, en San Petersburgo.

Fuente: AFP

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