Police in the Czech Republic are searching for two men in connection with a 2014 explosion who used the same aliases as the two Russian military intelligence officers suspected of carrying out the 2018 poisoning of Sergei Skripal in the UK.

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were accused of using a novichok nerve agent to poison Mr Skripal, a former Russian asset, as well as his daughter in Salisbury. They and Moscow both denied involvement.

Now Czech police say they are seeking two suspects bearing the same name and likeness in relation to explosions at an ammunition depot in Vrbetice in 2014 that led to the deaths of two people, Prague-based newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes reported, citing police officials.

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