Another spy, another mystery illness

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edited July 2008 in A Moving Train
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/04/2?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Britain's top spy seriously ill

* Rosalind Ryan and agencies
* guardian.co.uk,
* Friday July 4, 2008
* Article history

The UK's top spy has collapsed and is seriously ill in hospital, the cabinet office said today, but police have ruled out the possibility of "foul play".

Alex Allan, 57, the head of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), fell ill at his home on Monday and was taken to a hospital in London. He is believed to be in a coma.

Government sources said the cause of the top intelligence adviser's collapse was unknown.

A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "We were made aware of a man in his late 50s who was taken to a London hospital after being taken ill at his home address.

"He remains in a serious condition. This is being treated as non-suspicious."




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