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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Confirms Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning

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   Experts from a global chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Tuesday that
   the substance used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was from the
   banned Soviet-style Novichok family of potent nerve agents.

   The [1]Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW) said
   that the biomarkers in Navalny's blood and urine had "similar
   structural characteristics as the toxic chemicals belonging" to the
   Novichok group.

   Navalny was airlifted to Berlin for treatment after falling ill on a
   flight in Siberia on August 20. A number of Western governments called
   for an international investigation into the case, with many global
   leaders suspicious that the Russian government may have been involved
   in poisoning the prominent opposition figure. Navalny, 44, was
   discharged on September 23 and has vowed to return to Russia to
   continue with his opposition work after completing rehabilitation in
   Germany.

References

   1. https://www.opcw.org/about-us

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