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| UK police said it's unclear if any crime was committed regarding the two people in critical condition in Salisbury hospital and assured there's no threat to public. 'Unknown substance' that made them ill is being tested. | |
| The incident happened in Amesbury, just 12km from Salisbury, the scene of the dramatic and highly politicized poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March. Hours after the initial reports, the case was referred to the counter-terrorism division of the police. | |
| On June 30 a 45-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman collapsed on their property, Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills said in a statement on Wednesday. Police have not revealed their identities, noting that they are "British nationals." | |
| "It was initially believed that the two patients fell ill after possibly using drugs from a contaminated batch," Mills said. "However, further testing is now ongoing to establish the substance which led to these patients becoming ill." | |
| The statement also says that it remains "unclear if any crime was committed," and that there's no danger to wider public. |