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The assassination of Georgi Markov
The Bulgarian dissident was attacked by a man with a poisoned umbrella on his way to work at the BBC World Service in Bush House.
He died several days later in a London hospital.
We hear from a colleague and friend, and one of the doctors who tried to save him.
Photo: Georgi Markov
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