Two people, reportedly Russians, taken ill not far from where Skripals were poisoned

Update: Wiltshire Police said the pair have been assessed at Salisbury District Hospital following concerns they had been “exposed to an unknown substance”.

“We can now confirm that there is nothing to suggest that novichok is the substance,” a police spokeswoman said.

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Earlier:

Police have cordoned off part of Salisbury after a man and a woman – reportedly two Russians – were taken ill not far from the restaurant where Sergei and Yulia Skripal fell unwell after being poisoned with novichok.

Wiltshire police said that as a precaution, the Prezzo restaurant and surrounding roads were cordoned off.

Amanda Worne said on Twitter: “Feeling a little apprehensive as Salisbury leaps to action again when 2 Russians are taken ill in Prezzos showing the same symptoms as before ….. AND WE WERE SITTING NEXT TO THEM!

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