Summary

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Lorna Matthews-Keel
Salisbury Tour Guide

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IT'S MORE THAN A WEEK IN AND QUESTIONS ARE STILL SWIRLING OVER HOW AND WHY A FORMER RUSSIAN SPY AND HIS DAUGHTER WERE POISONED IN THE CATHEDRAL CITY OF SALISBURY IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
SERGEI SKRIPAL AND HIS DAUGHTER YULIA REMAIN HOSPITALIZED IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION
THE CITY OF SALISBURY IS STILL COMING TO GRIPS WITH WHAT HAPPENED--
AND WHETHER THE POISON IS STILL A THREAT TO THEIR COMMUNITY
CNN'S PHIL BLACK HAS THEIR STORY

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THROUGH A MISTY MORNING ON THE SALISBURY PLAIN THE ANCIENT MONOLITHS OF STONEHENGE STAND IMPOSINGLY, DEFYING AGE AND UNDERSTANDING
NEARBY, THE SPIRE OF SALISBURY'S MEDIVAL CATHEDRAL SOARS ABOVE THE HORIZON LONG BEFORE YOU REACH THE CITY'S OUTSKIRTS
CENTURIES OF FAITH, AMBITION AND CONFLICT HAVE MARKED THIS LAND IN POWERFUL WAYS
THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE STRETCHES BACK HOW MANY CENTURIES
Lorna Matthews-Keel, Tour GuideEight Eight hundred years We know exactly when it started
LORNA MATTHEWS-KEEL GUIDES VISITORS THROUGH THE PAST SHE KNOWS SALISBURY'S STORY HAS RECENTLY SWUNG DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST WEEK
Lorna Matthews-Keel, Tour Guide I think we're aware that a profound thing has happened But I also think we're aware that history is in the making all the time
SALISBURY'S NEW WORLD FAMOUS LANDMARKS ARE NOTABLE FOR BEING EXCEPTIONALLY ORDINARY AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT A RIVERSIDE PUB
AND A PARK BENCH, HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY POLICE WHO ARE TRYING TO WORK OUT HOW A FORMER RUSSIAN SPY AND HIS DAUGHTER CAME TO COLLAPSE HERE,
STRUCK DOWN BY A NERVE AGENT FIRST DEVELOPED BY THE SOVIET UNION DURING THE COLD WAR <pi></pi>
MANY OF SALISBURY'S RESIDENTS HAVE LIVED THROUGH INTERESTING TIMES SOME OF THE LADIES IN THIS OVER 70'S FITNESS CLASS HAVE KNOWN WORLD WAR
THEY'VE ALL EXPERIENCED DECADES OF PROFOUND SOCIAL CHANGE AND THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, SALISBURY HAS REMAINED A REFUGE FROM THE WORLD'S VIOLENT EXCESSES - UNTIL NOW
Phil Black, CNN International Correspondent When you think of Salisbury, what do you think of?
Peace Quiet The cathedral of course Not Russian spies Not usually Chemical weapons? Not really No
WOMEN LIKE ELLEN WEEKS AREN'T EASILY SHOCKED
Ellen Weeks, Salisbury Resident I am 92 years old so I have you know You've seen a few things Yeah But nothing quite like this before? Not quite like this no
HOW DO YOU THINK THE TOWN IS RESPONDING?
I think we're responding very well, the Salisbury people We're a very sturdy lot
THE SALISBURY PEOPLE ARE USED TO LIVING ALONGSIDE THE MILITARY - THERE'S A NUMBER OF DEFENSE FACILITIES ONLY A SHORT DRIVE FROM TOWN, INCLUDING THE PORTON DOWN SCIENCE LAB WHERE THE NERVE AGENT WAS STUDIED AND IDENTIFIED
BUT IN RECENT DAYS THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING SOLDIERS IN A VERY DIFFERENT CONTEXT
ON THEIR OWN STREETS, DRESSED IN FULL HAZMAT KIT, DEALING WITH POTENTIAL NERVE AGENT CONTAMINATION
AT THE LOCAL MARKET, A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM WHERE SERGEI AND JULIA SKRIPAL COLLAPSED, BUSINESS IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN NORMAL
BUT EVERYONE WE MEET TALKS ABOUT THEIR DETERMINATION TO STAY UNFAZED AND CARRY ON
PREFERABLY WITH A LITTLE GOOD HUMOR
I won't need any meat for a month Ha! It's all nerve agent free
PHIL BLACK CNN, SALISBURY, ENGLAND

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SERGEI JULIA SKRIPAL NERVE AGENT RUSSIA ENGLAND SALISBURY