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01/05/2003
Two further arrests over 'bugging' claims
The co-authors of the book at the centre of the current Martin McGuinness bugging scandal have been arrested.
Liam Clarke, the Northern Ireland editor of the Sunday Times, and his wife Kathryn Johnston were today arrested in connection with alleged transcripts of telephone calls made by Mr McGuinness to senior Government ministers.
Their arrest follows yesterday's arrest of a 48-year-old man in connection with the allegation.
The allegations relate to an article in yesterday's Times newspaper which carried extracts of the biography, 'Martin McGuinness – From Guns to Government'.
Mr McGuinness described yesterday's news of the alleged bugging as "disgraceful, but not surprising" given that he believed information acquired through such activities had been used to target republicans and nationalists in the past.
(MB)
Liam Clarke, the Northern Ireland editor of the Sunday Times, and his wife Kathryn Johnston were today arrested in connection with alleged transcripts of telephone calls made by Mr McGuinness to senior Government ministers.
Their arrest follows yesterday's arrest of a 48-year-old man in connection with the allegation.
The allegations relate to an article in yesterday's Times newspaper which carried extracts of the biography, 'Martin McGuinness – From Guns to Government'.
Mr McGuinness described yesterday's news of the alleged bugging as "disgraceful, but not surprising" given that he believed information acquired through such activities had been used to target republicans and nationalists in the past.
(MB)
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