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Deadly Poison

The tiny platinum bullet which killed BBC broadcaster Georgi Markov, who had defected from Bulgaria in 1969. The pellet measured 1.7 mm/1/16 in, and contained ricin, a


. It was injected into Markov's leg using an umbrella, while he was waiting to take a bus (London, UK 1978)


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