Bulgarian umbrella effectively used to assassinate a Bulgarian journalist by poisoning him with ricin delivered through the tip of an umbrella. Bulgarian umbrella A Bulgarian umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It has a hollowed stalk into which the pellet neatly sits. Such an umbrella was allegedly used in and named for the assassination of the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov on 7 September 1978 (the birthday of the Bulgarian State Council chairman Todor Zhivkov, who had often been the target of Georgi Markov's criticism) on Waterloo Bridge in London. Markov
Mount Street, London Mount Street, London Mount Street, is a street in the Mayfair district of the City of Westminster, London. Mount Street runs from Park Lane in the west to Davies Street in the east. Mount Street is crossed by Park Street in the east and South Audley Street midway. On the south side it is joined by Rex Place and Balfour Place. In the east Mount street is joined by Carlos Place, Mount Street Mews, Carpenter Street and Berkeley Square. To the south of the street is Mount Street Gardens. Mount Street was one of the original shopping streets of Mayfair.