are following up a number of lines of enquiry and the investigation into what happened is ongoing."

A number of people on Twitter said they were evacuated from the seafront in the Sussex resort, including around the pier.


People in the surrounding area were told to shut their windows and doors.

Earlier in the day, East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton wrote on Twitter the investigation was in response to reports of "bathers affected by some sort of chemical type irritants".

A large section of the Worthing seafront either side of the Pier has been closed off whilst police and the Environment Agency investigate reports of bathers affected by some sort of chemical type irritants. People are advised to stay away from the seafront area — Tim Loughton MP (@timloughton) Augustlost her first election from south Kashmir as she stood third in Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.

For the PDP, the loss in South Kashmir which was considered its political bastion could be an existential threat, especially when many leaders had already left the party after the coalition government fell in last June. The loss from all the three seats could trigger further dissensions within the party’s rank and file. The only silver lining for the party was that its candidate from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, Syed Mohsin who is a prominent Shia leader stood runner up, however, the margin of loss to NC president Farooq Abdullah was more than 60,000 votes.

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