Russia opens probe into 'attempted murder' of Skripal daughter

Russian investigators today opened a probe into the "attempted premeditated murder" of Yulia Skripal, who became the victim of a nerve agent attack along with her father in Britain.

The Investigative Committee, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, opened a case based "on the fact of attempted premeditated murder of Russian national Yulia Skripal," it said in a statement.