Posted on 07/03/2018 11:11:54 PM PDT by blueplum
(Reuters) - British police declared a major incident late on Tuesday after it said a man and a woman in a critical condition may have been exposed to an unknown substance near the southern English town of Salisbury.
“Wiltshire Police and partners have this evening declared a major incident after it is suspected that two people might have been exposed to an unknown substance in Amesbury,” the police said in a statement. {snip}
Amesbury lies seven miles (11 kms) to the north of Salisbury, where in March Russian former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter ….
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here’s CNN’s version:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/salisbury-uk-police-declare-major-incident-near-town-where-skripals-poisoned/ar-AAzyzEE?ocid=spartanntp
Why mention Skripal unless they’re thinking it’s some sort of Russian bio-agent...?
The UK’s biggest and most secret chem bio weapon research lab is located near Salisbury. It’s called Porton Down.
Mr Novichock again
So that people don’t immediately think Muslim terror attack.
That was my first thought! I once got sick after eating Salisbury Steak in grade school.
A lively part of the Wilts
The first question I was going to ask, is there a mosque near there? 😁
....dry run? Hope not. I’m pretty familiar with the area. Hope it has nothing to do with the Salisbury plains ( was a military drop and practice area years ago and don’t know the status today)
Bkm
Ooops.
Random unintended venting of the latest experiment? Dont forget to add these two into the data mix.
Just did a quuck pass through some of the European press. The outlets I saw were all fingering the Russians. Interesting...
Author of this tweet makes a good point...
How odd that two people were ‘poisoned’ in Amesbury on Saturday and Andrew Neil gives it as breaking news after PMQ’s on Wednesday!!!??? https://t.co/Vm9gqSNtXN
Ain’t a secret anymore, is it?
Sorry but....
In the days of old, when Knights were bold, ladies were taken to the tournaments. They excitedly dressed in their finest finery to see and to be seen. It was my honor to escort the lady Geneva, the sister of the duke to the event.
She was not too well versed on just exactly what was transpiring but was eager to choose a champion and to wager the 50 florins in her purse. I carefully explained the jousting course and how the knights rode towards each other, lances lowered to unhorse their opponent.
We reviewed the warriors. There was Sir Geffery Dilandsworth wearing the gleaming armor and carrying the shield with the distinctive blue and white checkered shield. There was Sir Albert Truan in the black armor and a green pennant of Vaud rippling from his lance, there was Sir Gilbane De Valier, lord of St Gelbert manor on the huge gray charger and there was Sir Zagnoc Miclicokye Earl of the Chech barony in the wonderful red chain mail mantle over his shoulders Aegis like.
After the first round, half were eliminated and so it went till there were only 6 left. My lady, a thrifty sort still had her florins and was deciding how best to wager. She cried out to Sir Albert and waved her lace kerchief and then pointed to the bold knight and swooned “Is that Sir Zagnoc with the pretty shield”?’
“Of course not “ I responded……”How many times must I tell you, The chech’s in the mail”
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