Russian nerve agent blamed for new poisoning in the UK

The World

Two people are fighting for their lives in Britain after being exposed to what the British government says is a Russian chemical weapon. London says it’s the same nerve agent that poisoned a Russian dissident and his daughter in March.The new incident also took place not far from that one. Host Carol Hills speaks with the BBC’s Gordon Corera.

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