The supposedly deadly military-grade agent has resurfaced in Britain four months after the March 4 poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia - this time hitting Charles Rowley, 45, and his girlfriend, Dawn Sturgess, 44, living in Amesbury, some 8 miles (12 km) from Salisbury.

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The incident has already drawn immense government attention, with some 100 anti-terrorist division detectives working on the case around the clock and the government calling an emergency committee meeting for Thursday.

In the absence of any official account, Twitter folk have come up with plenty of their own. Very few, however, took the issue seriously, as most were opting for quick-witted comments.

The sizable portion of messages includes a mention of the FIFA World Cup, which has been underway in Russia and has, so far, been a great success for the hosts.

Some suggested that if usual suspect Russia is indeed practicing its Novichok-poisoning skills on the British population, the next target could be the English football team.

… or any other nuisance standing in the way of Russia's triumph.

Some suggested that one should look closer to home when seeking those to blame in the apparent Novichok spread.