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| Britain's head of intelligence found unconscious
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Britain's top spy 'poisoned by Russia'10:00 AEST Sat Jul 5 2008
Britain's top spy is fighting for his life amid fears he has been poisoned by a Russian agent.
Alex Allan, the head of intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, was found unconscious at his west London home on Monday.
The civil servant, 56, remains in a coma as toxicology experts examine his blood.
The possible assassination attempt could be linked to Allan's recent warning that Russia has become the third biggest threat to national security behind al-Qaeda and Iran, British newspapers report.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who Allan regularly briefed on security issues, was immediately informed of Allan's condition.
The possible murder plot follows former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko's death in November.
The Russian dissident and writer was murdered in London amid rumours he was poisoned with radioactive polonium by Russian agents.
Friends of Allan, who is a renowned health fanatic, are puzzled by his sudden illness.
“He is therefore a prime target for an assassination attempt by Britain’s enemies," The Sun reported security expert Chris Dobson as saying.
"The nature of his sudden illness, if it is an assassination attempt, points towards the FSB, successors of Russia’s KGB.
'They are acknowledged masters of assassination by poison."
Allan’s 58-year-old Australian wife Katie Clemson died in November after battling cancer
| Britain's top spy 'poisoned by Russia'
If this is true, it will be very interesting to see how the British react to the threat from Russia. |
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