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British counterterrorism police were investigating Wednesday after two people were left in critical condition, exposed to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent.
The Wiltshire Police force declared a “major incident” after a man and a woman in their 40s were hospitalized after being found unconscious Saturday at a residential building in Amesbury, eight miles (13 kilometers) from Salisbury, where Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned on March 4. – AP
Euronews: Wiltshire Police have declared a major incident after it was suspected that two people might have been exposed to an “unknown substance” in Amesbury, UK.
Emergency services were called to an address in Muggleton Road, Amesbury on Saturday evening (June 30) after a man and woman, both in their 40s, were found unconscious in a property.
They are both currently receiving treatment for suspected exposure to an unknown substance at Salisbury District Hospital. Both are in a critical condition.
It was initially believed that the two patients fell ill after using possibly heroin or crack cocaine from a contaminated batch of drugs. However, further testing is now ongoing to establish the substance, which led to these patients becoming ill and police said they are keeping an open mind as to the circumstances surrounding this incident.
“At this stage it is not yet clear if a crime has been committed,” they added.
A police investigation has been established in addition to the coordination of a full multi-agency response, according to authorities.
