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Sounds,28 Nov 2024,36 mins

‘I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me.’

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On Sept 12, 2001, Blerim Skoro was approached by a man and a woman while he was in prison. They turned out to be CIA agents. That one meeting would change the course of his life and lead him on a journey across countries, inside terrorist groups, as he tried to make it home to his family. Guest: Josie Ensor, US Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times. Host: Luke Jones. Clips: Video filmed by Blerim Skoro, provided by ‘The Accidental Spy’, directed by Anthony Wonke. This podcast has been acquired by the BBC. It is not complied by BBC Editorial Standards but covered by the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.

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