British foreign minister dismisses Russian suspects' interview as "fake tv"

British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt dismissed as a sham the appearance on Russian state TV of two Russians resembling men London accuses of jetting to England to try to murder a former spy.

British foreign minister dismisses Russian suspects' interview as "fake tv"
The two Russians said that they were tourists who had flown to London for fun and visited the city of Salisbury to see its cathedral. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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Sept 13 (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt dismissed as a sham the appearance on Russian state TV of two Russians resembling men London accuses of jetting to England to try to murder a former spy.

"Time to stop the fake TV shows – the world has found Russia out on this", Hunt said in a tweet.

The two Russians said that they were tourists who had flown to London for fun and visited the city of Salisbury to see its cathedral.

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