British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Salisbury on Thursday, the elegant cathedral city that became the unlikely backdrop to a chemical attack against a Russian former double-agent this month.

Dominated by its 13th century cathedral with England¡¯s highest spire, Salisbury has witnessed dramatic scenes since the attack as soldiers in chemical suits and gas masks conduct forensic searches.

Dozens of passersby and schoolchildren crowded outside the city¡¯s Guildhall to get a view of May as she met emergency service workers, police and local politicians.