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Assassins - The KGB's Poison Factory Ten Years On (Hardcover)
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Assassins - The KGB's Poison Factory Ten Years On (Hardcover)
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In November 1998, Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel
of the Russian security service or FSB, along with several former
colleagues, publicly stated that their superiors had instigated an
assassination attempt on a Russian tycoon and oligarch. Following
his subsequent arrest and failed trials, Litvinenko fled to London
where, having been granted asylum, he worked as a journalist and
writer, as well as acting as a consultant for the British
intelligence services. Eight years later, Litvinenko's past caught
up with him when he was assassinated in London. It was on 1
November 2006 that Litvinenko was suddenly taken ill-so serious was
his condition that he was hospitalised. He passed away twenty-two
days later. Significant amounts of a rare and highly toxic element
were subsequently found in his body. Before his death, Litvinenko
had said: 'You may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of
protest from around the world, Mr Putin, will reverberate in your
ears for the rest of your life.' In this examination of the events
surrounding Litvinenko's murder, the author, Boris Volodarsky, who
was consulted by the Metropolitan Police during the investigation
and remains in close contact with Litvinenko's widow, details the
events surrounding the assassination. He brings the story up to
date, referring to the findings of the official British inquiry, on
the release of which Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Putin
for presiding over 'state sponsored murder'. The author proves that
the Litvinenko's poisoning is just one of many. Some of these
assassinations or attempted assassinations are already known;
others are revealed by him for the first time.
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