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Amesbury poisoning: Which Salisbury nerve agent attack sites were decontaminated?

Two more people have been poisoned by novichok, months after the attempted murder of Yulia and Sergei Skripal.

A man and woman left critically ill in Amesbury were exposed to novichok, the Metropolitan Police's counter-terror chief has confirmed
Image: A man and woman left critically ill in Amesbury were exposed to novichok
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Wiltshire has been rocked by a second novichok poisoning - months after the nerve agent was used in the attempted murder of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

Authorities are investigating the source of the novichok which poisoned Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley, who were taken ill in their home in Amesbury on Saturday.

The pair were reported to have spent time close to Salisbury city centre, where Sergei and Yulia Skripal collapsed after being attacked in March.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid said on Thursday that all sites contaminated after the attempted murder were now safe, adding that Ms Sturgess and Mr Rowley were likely exposed to novichok elsewhere.

Nine locations were identified for decontamination following the poisoning of the Skripals - but not all of them have been returned to the owners or Wiltshire Council.

:: Sergei Skripal's home

Sergei Skripal's house

The house in Salisbury is believed to be the location where the poisoning took place.

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The front door of the house was found to have the highest concentration of the nerve agent, which is believed to have been spread in a liquid form.

The property remains a crime scene under police control.

:: Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey's home

An army vehicle removes a car from the home of detective sergeant Nick Bailey

Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was one of the first responders to help the Skripals.

He was then allowed to return to his home, but later taken to hospital with symptoms that indicated that he had been exposed to novichok.

He was successfully treated and discharged on 22 March.

His home has not yet been handed back to Wiltshire Council.

:: The Mill pub

A police officer stands in front of The Mill pub in Salisbury

Decontamination efforts continue at The Mill pub, which was first visited by the Skripals when they arrived to the city centre on 4 March.

Around two hours later the symptoms of novichok poisoning started to be visible.

:: Zizzi restaurant

A police officer passes in front of a cordon in front of a branch of the chain Italian restaurant Zizzi in Salisbury

Zizzi in Salisbury is the last known place the Skripals visited before being found in a critical condition on a public bench, around 40 minutes after leaving the restaurant.

It has not been handed back to the council.

:: Ashley Wood recovery

Emergency services attend the scene at a car recovery depot in Norton Enterprise Park, where Sergei Skripal's car was originally transported, in Salisbury

Sergei Skripal's car was removed from the garage, on Churchfields industrial estate, in March - taken away in a large military vehicle.

The red BMW3 briefly became a focus of the investigation.

The site has not yet been handed back to the owners.

:: Salisbury and Amesbury ambulance stations

Personnel in protective coveralls and breathing equiptment cover an ambulance with a tarpaulin at the Salisbury District Hospital in Salisbury, southern England, on March 10, 2018

The ambulance stations used in the response to the Skripal poisoning also had to be decontaminated.

Amesbury's ambulance station was handed back on 19 June, while Salisbury's was handed back on 31 May.

:: The Maltings

Maltings shopping centre, Salisbury

The Skripals were found collapsed on a bench on the Maltings walkway, a major shopping street in Salisbury, on 4 March.

After decontamination efforts, it was handed back to the council on 26 May.

"Following extensive clean-up operations in Salisbury to remove any potential residual contamination resulting from the nerve agent attack on 4 March, decontamination work is now complete at the Maltings," a Defra spokesperson said.

After it was returned to Wiltshire Council, businesses in the area were re-opened in what the council said was a "significant milestone marking that the recovery of Salisbury is well under way."

:: Bourne Hill

The council and police offices at Bourne Hill were handed back to the council on 28 June.

There was a concern the premises may have been contaminated by police officers and health workers who returned there after visiting other at-risk areas.

During the decontamination process, staff and services were relocated elsewhere. The council made the most of the buildings being empty over the summer by doing some refurbishment work.