British Police Investigating 240 Pieces of Evidence Regarding the Attack on Russian Spy

British police have identified over 200 witnesses in connection with the assassination attempt on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, and are now examining more than 240 pieces of evidence and documentation regarding how this assassination attempt, which involved nerve gas, occurred. Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, have been hospitalized since last Sunday when they were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury Cathedral, and their condition has been reported as critical. According to Reuters, Amber Rudd, the British Home Secretary, stated on Saturday, March 10, after a meeting with the Cabinet Security Committee, that "the two victims of this incident remain hospitalized, and their condition is critical but stable." She also mentioned that Nick Bailey, the police officer who responded to the incident, is still seriously ill but able to communicate with his family. Rudd then noted that over 250 counter-terrorism officers are working on various aspects of this case and are proceeding with speed and professionalism. Many British media outlets and politicians suspect that Russia played a key role in the assassination attempt on Skripal and his daughter, but Amber Rudd emphasized that it is still too early to make judgments and that it cannot yet be said who was involved in this incident. She stated that the police should be given enough time to complete their investigations and ascertain the truth. Russia has vehemently denied any involvement in this incident and stated that British media is exploiting this event to fuel anti-Russian sentiment in the country. The Kremlin spokesperson described the incident as "tragic" and stated that Russia is ready to cooperate with Britain on this matter. It is reported that Sergei Skripal, a former intelligence officer, had provided some classified information to Britain. The assassination attempt on him and his daughter with nerve gas recalls the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London, who was a former KGB spy and critic of Vladimir Putin, killed after drinking green tea laced with radioactive polonium-210. According to Reuters and Radio Farda, the condition of a former Russian spy is deteriorating due to "exposure to an unknown substance." The British police confirmed that the former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with nerve gas and sent their specialists to the site of the poisoning.