Navalny's blood contained 'the presence of nerve agent' - sources

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06 October, 2020, 08:35 pm
Last modified: 06 October, 2020, 08:35 pm
A diplomatic source and a source at the OPCW said the tests showed a nerve agent was found in his blood
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny pays respect to founder of Russia’s oldest human rights group and Sakharov Prize winner Lyudmila Alexeyeva in Moscow, Russia December 11, 2018. Photo:Reuters

Blood samples taken from Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and examined by the world's chemical weapons agency "confirm the presence of a nerve agent" in the Novichok family, sources said on Tuesday.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was due to release the results of testing later.

A diplomatic source and a source at the OPCW said the tests showed a nerve agent was found in his blood.

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