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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Callum Parke

Gerry Adams tells London court he ‘had no involvement whatsoever’ in IRA bombings

Gerry Adams arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London, where a civil claim is being brought against the former Sinn Fein president for just £1 in damages by three men who were injured in Provisional IRA bombings on the UK mainland in the 1970s and 1990s - (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

Gerry Adams has emphatically denied any involvement in Provisional IRA bombings in England, telling the High Court he was "never a part of the organisation".

The former Sinn Fein president appeared in the witness box on Tuesday to defend a legal claim brought by three individuals who were victims of attacks in the 1970s and 1990s.

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