Two guinea pigs and a cat belonging to former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, poisoned in a nerve agent attack in the UK last month, have died, British authorities have said. The two guinea pigs were found dead in Skripal's house some time [weeks later] after the attack, apparently from dehydration, and a cat was put down after being discovered in a "distressed" state. Police sealed the house after Skripal and his daughter Yulia were discovered unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on March 4.
"When a vet was able to access the property, two guinea pigs had sadly died," the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said in a statement. "A cat was also found in a distressed state and a decision was taken by a veterinary surgeon to euthanise the animal to alleviate its suffering."
The guinea pigs "most likely... died due to a lack of water," a DEFRA spokesperosn told CNN later.
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The issue of the pets was first raised by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday. "Where are they now?" she said, speaking to reporters. "After all, we are talking about living organisms, and if a poisonous agent was used in the house, they must also have been affected," she continued.
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The British government insists that only Russia had the capability to carry out the attack.
I think almost every country and almost every chemist has the capability to carry out the attack BETTER. Yulia Skripal is getting well, and Mr. Skripal is waking up.
Unfortunately Yulia is kept in complete isolation from the outside people, and her only statements are really the statements by the authorities, claiming to represent her.
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