GETTY Edward Snowden is missing feared dead

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The former CIA worker fled to Moscow after leaking top secret US security documents in 2013. But conspiracy theorists believe Snowden may be dead after his Twitter account sent out two cryptic messages. The first told supporters “It’s time” – followed by a second containing 64 characters of code.

GETTY Edward Snowden is one of the world's most wanted men

It's time Edward Snowden

The computer geek is one of the world’s most wanted men after he revealed how much the US government and National Security Agency were spying on people all over the world. On Wednesday, Snowden wrote on Twitter: “Did you work with me? Have we talked since 2013? “Please recontact me securely. “It’s time.” Excited fans took the message to mean Snowden was about to release another expose of the US government. But then a tweet containing 64 apparently random letters and numbers was sent from the 33-year-old’s Twitter account on Friday. Both have since been deleted.

TWITTER The cryptic tweet

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