2018 Amesbury poisoning
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The 2018 Amesbury poisoning was a major public health and security incident in Wiltshire, England, in which two people were exposed to a discarded container of the same military-grade nerve agent used in the earlier Salisbury attack, leading to one death and heightened international tensions with Russia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poisoning incident
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public health incident ⓘ security incident ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | chemical weapons incident ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCause | exposure to Novichok ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewed diplomatic measures against Russia ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | UK government condemnation of Russian state ⓘ |
| handledBy |
NHS England
NERFINISHED
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Public Health England NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
discarded container of nerve agent
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exposure to Novichok nerve agent ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
counter-terrorism investigation
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heightened international tensions with Russia ⓘ major public health response ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Counter Terrorism Policing
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | 2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| legalProcess | inquest into death of Dawn Sturgess ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Russia–United Kingdom relations
NERFINISHED
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use of chemical weapons in Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Amesbury
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| nerveAgentSameAs | nerve agent used in Salisbury attack ⓘ |
| notableFor | civilian death from military-grade nerve agent on UK soil ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 2 ⓘ |
| objectInvolved |
discarded container found by victim
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small perfume bottle ⓘ |
| partOf | Salisbury Novichok incidents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorAlleged | agents of the Russian state ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2018 ⓘ |
| publicHealthMeasure |
advice to local residents on avoiding contaminated objects
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decontamination operations in Amesbury area ⓘ |
| riskToPublic | initially assessed as low ⓘ |
| securityImpact | review of chemical weapons preparedness in UK ⓘ |
| significantEvent | death of Dawn Sturgess ⓘ |
| startTime | 2018-06-30 ⓘ |
| timeAfterRelatedEvent | several months after Salisbury attack ⓘ |
| usedChemicalAgent |
Novichok
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military-grade nerve agent ⓘ |
| victim |
Charlie Rowley
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Dawn Sturgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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