Russian nerve agent blamed for new poisoning in the UK

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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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