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Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams won a libel suit against the BBC over claims he authorized the killing of an informant. A Dublin court awarded him €100,000 in damages. Adams sued after a BBC documentary and article alleged he sanctioned the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson, a Sinn Féin official and British informant. Adams denied the allegations, calling them a "grievous smear."

Courtesy: WTOP Staff