A man critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain
Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010.
He and a woman, 33, were found unconscious on a bench at Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon.
The substance has not been identified.
He was convicted of passing the identities of Russian intelligence agents working undercover in Europe to the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6.
He and the woman, who he knew, are both in intensive care unit
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