‘Major Incident’: Two Critically Ill After Being Exposed to ‘Unknown Substance’ in UK

‘Major Incident’: Two Critically Ill After Being Exposed to ‘Unknown Substance’ in UK
Police officers stand in front of Amesbury Baptist Church, which has been cordoned off after two people were hospitalized and police declared a 'major incident', in Amesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, July 4, 2018. Reuters/Henry Nicholls
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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British police declared a “major incident” on July 4 after two people were found critically ill after allegedly being exposed to an “unknown substance” near the site where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned months ago.

The incident unfolded near Amesbury, in Wiltshire, England, according to local police, who said the victims are a man and a woman in their 40s who “were found unconscious in a property.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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