A former Russian spy is believed to be in critical condition after he was exposed to an "unknown substance", British media reported.
In a statement on Monday evening, Wiltshire Police said the pair, who were known to each other, had no visible injuries but were found unconscious.
A former colonel in Russian military intelligence, Skripal was sentenced to 13 years in jail in Russia in 2006 on charges of spying for Britain.
Authorities did not identify the man, but British media identified him on March 5 as Skripal, who was convicted in Russian Federation of passing state secrets to Britain and sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2006. In 2006, Russia's military court and the Russian security service (FSB) accused him of handing the identities of Russian secret agents in Europe to the U.K.'s Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6.
A British inquiry said that the "hit" was probably approved by President Vladimir Putin.
He was one of a handful of prisoners released by Russian Federation as part of a swap in 2010.
According to the BBC, the man who collapsed in a shopping centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire yesterday was Sergei Skripal, who was granted refuge to the United Kingdom in 2010.
"I felt anxious, I felt like I should step in but to be honest they looked so out of it that I thought even if I did step in I wasn't sure how I could help". She said the woman appeared to be collapsed against the man, who was making odd hand gestures and looking up at the sky.
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A restaurant has been closed after a former Russian spy was found unconscious in a shopping centre following exposure to an unknown substance. Both were in intensive care, it said.
A witness said she walked past the pair who appeared to have "taken something quite strong".
In 2006, Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko died after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium-210.
He was later released together with three other individuals serving time in Russian prisons in exchange for 10 Russian spies arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The police have said that several locations in Salisbury were cordoned off as part of the investigation, but that they did not believe there was any risk to the wider public.
The circumstances surrounding Sunday's incident remain murky and police have urged the public not to speculate.
Marina Litvinenko, the widow of Alexander Litvinenko, told Britain's Daily Telegraph: "It looks similar to what happened to my husband but we need more information".
Skripal was freed in 2010 as part of a US-Russian spy swap.
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