George Blake, notorious Cold War double agent who helped Soviets, dies at 98

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    George Blake, a British intelligence officer who spied for the Soviets, died in Russia at 98, the country’s foreign intelligence service announced Dec. 26. (Reuters)
    By T. Rees Shapiro Dec. 26, 2020 at 9:31 p.m. GMT+8

    George Blake, a British intelligence official who betrayed closely guarded secrets to the Soviets and was among the most damaging traitors of the Cold War, then made a daring escape from a London prison in 1966 and lived out his days as a national hero in Moscow, has died at 98.
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