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Claims in Fortnight that Gerry Adams had suggested killing John Hume

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An IRA informer, Sean O'Callaghan, claimed in Fortnight magazine that Gerry Adams had suggested killing John Hume in the past. Though Sinn Féin dismissed the claims, they were widely reported in both national and international media.

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Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)