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Perpetrators of spy Poisoning in UK Must be Held Accountable: Germany

by Reuters

   BERLIN --

   The German government on Tuesday sharply condemned a nerve agent attack
   on a former spy that the British government has blamed on Russia, and
   said the perpetrators must be held accountable.

   Outgoing German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said he had called
   British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to express Germany's solidarity
   with the British government, and remained in close touch with British
   authorities.

   "It's clear the perpetrators must be held accountable. If it should be
   confirmed that Russia was behind (the attack), that would be a very
   serious incident," Gabriel said in a statement.