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Ex-Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams Wins BBC Libel Case

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has won his libel case against the BBC, and has been awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages (Credit: AFP)

Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy.

The BBC Northern Ireland "Spotlight" investigation broadcast included an anonymous allegation that Adams gave final approval for the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson, a former official in the pro-Irish unity Sinn Fein party Adams once led.

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