Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital after nerve agent attack

Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. Picture: Yulia Skripal/Facebook via Reuters

Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. Picture: Yulia Skripal/Facebook via Reuters

Published Apr 10, 2018

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London - Yulia Skripal has been

discharged from a British hospital, the BBC reported on Tuesday,

just over a month after being poisoned with a nerve agent along

with her father Sergei, a former Russian double agent.

The Skripals were found unconscious on a bench on March 4 in

the southern English city of Salisbury and they were in a

critical condition for weeks until their health began to improve

rapidly.

Britain says they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve

agent and has blamed Russia for the attack. Moscow has denied

any involvement in the incident which has plunged its relations

with the West to a post-Cold War low.

Yulia, who Russia's RIA news agency had reported was seeking

political asylum in Britain, was taken to a secure location

after being discharged from hospital late on Monday, the BBC

said.

On Friday, doctors said both Yulia, 33, and her 66-year-old

father had got much better and last week Yulia Skripal issued a

statement to say her strength was growing daily.

A spokesman for the hospital declined to comment. 

Reuters

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