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Czech police hunt men wanted over Salisbury Novichok attack Police in the Czech Republic are hunting two men whose passports match the names of the Russian nationals suspected of the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury. The UK Government said it “stands in full support” with the Czech Republic after authorities published photos of two foreign citizens who visited the country in 2014 and asked the public for any information about them. The two were using Russian passports and were identified as Alexander Petrov, 41, and Ruslan Boshirov, 43. It came as the Czech Republic said it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats who it had identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in the town of Vrbetice in 2014.
Russian suspects in Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
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The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people.
Czech police said Saturday that they were searching for two men in connection with a serious crime. Czech police released images matching those of the Salisbury suspects, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. UK officials said the men are behind a 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbetice.
The Czech police added that the men are known to be carrying various passports, including Russian passports with Petrov and Boshirov’s names.
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Two men with the same name and likeness on their documentation as the pair implemented in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal are subject to a police investigation in the Czech Republic (Metropolitan Police)
Britain says it “stands with” the Czech Republic as it hunts for two men suspected of a 2014 explosion who could also be connected to the 2018 Novichok poisonings in Salisbury.
Czech police have released photos of two foreign citizens, who they said carried Russian passports matching the names of Alexander Petrov, 41, and Ruslan Boshirov, 43.
The men are already wanted in the UK over the poisonings of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia – although both they and Moscow deny any involvement.
Dominic Raab condemned malign activities by Russia after Czech police said they are searching for men carrying passports in the names of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov.