British Anti-Terrorism Police Called in as Unknown Substance Leaves Two People Critical

British Anti-Terrorism Police Called in as Unknown Substance Leaves Two People Critical
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
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AMESBURY, England—British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russian spy was poisoned.

Britain’s Sun newspaper reported that the man and woman had been poisoned and were showing similar symptoms to those displayed by ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia who were victims of a nerve agent attack in March.