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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry

Emergency personnel in hazmat suits secure a tent covering a bench
The inquiry heard the novichok was of a very high purity and could have killed thousands. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

The novichok attack on Salisbury in south-west England in March 2018 was an extraordinary event, sending shock waves across the world. The targeted man, the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, recovered from an audacious assassination attempt, but an innocent British citizen, Dawn Sturgess, died. An inquiry was heard in Salisbury and London last year investigating the attack on the Skripals, the response of the emergency services and other public bodies, and how Sturgess was tragically caught up in an international incident. Here are some of the key questions it examined.

Who was Dawn Sturgess?

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