New reports claim he is a 'ruthless' martial arts specialist who goes by the English sounding codename Gordon and poses as security expert
London, Apr.22.– Terror cops are said to have identified a Russian assassin believed to 
be linked to the Salisbury poison attacks which rocked Britain.
The Sunday People reports the man - now feared to have fled back to his homeland - uses the cover name Mihails Savickis as well as two other aliases.
Those probing the toxin attack on double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are now said to believe a team of six were responsible.
Gordon’s identity apparently emerged during nearly five hours of questioning by police in London this week of KGB defector Boris Karpichkov - who has said he is also on a hitlist.
Karpichkov, 59, told the People they knew each other from his days in the FSB - which is the KGB’s successor ...
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