The Bulgarian Umbrella Gun,Created by the Bulgarian Secret Service with the help of the KGB, the Bul

The Bulgarian Umbrella Gun,Created by the Bulgarian Secret Service with the help of the KGB, the Bulgarian umbrella was a pneumatic gun hidden within an umbrella.  When fired compressed gas would shoot a small pellet about the size of a pinhead.  While on its own such a weapon would not seem deadly, all that was need was for the pellet to pierce the skin, as it contained small amounts of the toxin ricin.  Ricin is an extremely potent toxin which even in tiny amounts can kill a person within days.On September 7th, 1978 the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov was waiting for a bus in London when he felt a sharp sting on the back of his thigh.  When he looked behind him, he saw a man with an umbrella, who quickly ran away and drove away in a taxi.  Later that day, Markov fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital.  He recounted the events with the umbrella man, and expressed that he believed he was poisoned.  Three days later he was dead.  An autopsy found a 1.7mm diameter pellet in his thigh which held minute amounts of ricin.  Cause of death was officially noted as assassination by poisoning.   -- source link

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