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Old January 29th 10, 05:21 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Shortwave and the Cold War

On Jan 28, 5:49*am, Bob Dobbs wrote:
wrote:
Anyone still
remembers the poison darts ( shot from a specially made umbrella )
which killed a bulgarian dissident in London ?


I didn't think it was a dart as much as a pellet full of ricin.

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Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42


The book "Spycraft" goes into such killings.

Ceausescu and wife were executed. Too kind a death IMHO.