Cold war British-Soviet double agent George Blake dies at 98 - RIA

Famed former British spy and Soviet Union double agent George Blake died on Saturday at the age of 98, the RIA news agency reported, citing Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency.

"We received some bitter news - the legendary George Blake passed away," SVR spokesman Sergei Ivanov was cited as saying.

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