Cold War 'assassination by umbrella' case closed

An investigation into the murder of a Bulgarian defector in London with a poisoned umbrella has been closed, Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor says.

Cold War 'assassination by umbrella' case closed

An investigation into the murder of a Bulgarian defector in London with a poisoned umbrella has been closed, Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor says.

He says that 35 years after one of the most notorious killings of the Cold War, the case has reached the statute of limitations.

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