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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 Amesbury poisoning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2018 Amesbury poisoning Context triple: [Novichok nerve agent, usedInIncident, 2018 Amesbury poisoning]
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A.
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings is a British television drama miniseries that recounts the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury and its impact on the local community and authorities.
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B.
Diecisiete ingleses envenenados
"Diecisiete ingleses envenenados" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends dark humor and the surreal in recounting the mysterious poisoning of a group of English tourists.
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C.
Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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D.
Maguire Seven case
The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 Amesbury poisoning Target entity description: 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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A.
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings is a British television drama miniseries that recounts the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury and its impact on the local community and authorities.
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B.
Diecisiete ingleses envenenados
"Diecisiete ingleses envenenados" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends dark humor and the surreal in recounting the mysterious poisoning of a group of English tourists.
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C.
Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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D.
Maguire Seven case
The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poisoning incident
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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military-grade nerve agent ⓘ |
| victim |
Charlie Rowley
NERFINISHED
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Dawn Sturgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2018 Amesbury poisoning Description of subject: 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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