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Roads Closed as 2 Fall Ill in City Where Poisonings Took Place

The Associated Press Sep 16, 2018 After a man and a woman become sick at a Salisbury restaurant, British police call in a hazards-response team. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suspects in Spy Poison Case Say They Were in U.K. as Tourists

NATALIYA VASILYEVA / The Associated Press Sep 13, 2018 Two Russian men charged in Britain in the attack on former agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia make a surprise appearance on the RT channel to claim their visit to Salisbury was merely an "incredible, fatal coincidence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

British Woman Dies in Latest Nerve Agent Poisoning Case

JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Jul 8, 2018 Tests show that she and her boyfriend were exposed to the same type of substance that almost killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in March. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Official Accuses Russia of Dumping Poison in Britain

DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Jul 5, 2018 The unexplained poisoning of two British citizens with no apparent link to Russia raises health concerns in the Salisbury area, where a massive decontamination effort took place after another poisoning case in March. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Russia Responds Quid Pro Quo to Diplomats’ Expulsions

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2018 Russia is expelling over 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, in retaliation for a wave of Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )