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‘Legendary’ spy George Blake dies aged 98
George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union, has died in Russia at 98 years old
TRIBUTES have been paid for former Russian spy and national hero George Blake, who died in Moscow on Saturday at the age of 98.
The country’s spy agency broke the news, announcing: “We received some bitter news – the legendary George Blake passed away.”
President Vladmir Putin hailed Mr Blake as a “brilliant professional” and a man of “remarkable courage.”
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