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UK Police Say Former Russian Spy Was Exposed To Nerve Agent

Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were taken to a Salisbury hospital on Sunday and remain in critical condition.
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British police now believe a nerve agent was used against a former Russian spy and his daughter after the two were found unconscious

Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were taken to a Salisbury hospital on Sunday and remain in critical condition. A police officer who first arrived at the scene is also in serious condition. 

Skripal was a high-ranking Russian spy before he flipped and began selling information to the United Kingdom. He was tried and imprisoned in Russia, then freed in a 2010 prisoner exchange. 

Russia has denied any involvement. 

Additional reporting from Newsy affiliate CNN.