I am not guilty of any of these allegations. His death was announced while a multimillion pound Police Investigation into his activities is ongoing. Much is unknown about Freddie Scappaticcis life in the shadows. Butjust one single episode exposed how he operated inside the ira while on the states books. This is a story of a spy who got away with murder. West belfast in the 1980s. An irish republican enclave where many were subject to the iras rules. Such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. Archive charlie mcllmurrays body was found in this van on sunday. Charlie mcilmurray, a west belfast taxi driver, suspected of being a tout slang for an informer was shot dead in 1987. I think that mr mcilmurray, like anyone else living in west belfast, knows that the consequence for informing is death. I mean, if republican activists, who know what the repercussions are for going over to the other side, in fact go over to the other side, then they more than anyone else are totall
Now on bbc news. The spy who got away with murder. Freddie scappaticci one of britains top spies in the ira. Code name stakeknife. The famous sta keknife. He was obviously someone who had access to the higher levels of the ira. An ira spy catcher skilled at interrogating Suspected Informers. An ira enforcer and executioner. Theres not one killing that Freddie Scappaticci was involved in that the ira did not sanction. Freddie scappaticci denied his double life when exposed. I am not guilty of any of these allegations. His death was announced while a multimillion pound Police Investigation into his activities is ongoing. Much is unknown about Freddie Scappaticcis life in the shadows. Butjust one single episode exposed how he operated inside the ira while on the states books. This is a story of a spy who got away with murder. West belfast in the 1980s. An irish republican enclave where many were subject to the iras rules. Such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. Archive
Monday in a holder reports from beirut. One of the front lines in. Opposition fighters say they are rebelling attempts by pro Syrian Government forces to storm the besieged and. Rebel saying they killed dozens of soldiers the ground offensive began on sunday just hours after the Un Security Council agreed to a cease fire throughout. Since then there has been no letup in the war the intensity of the airstrikes and the shelling appears to have dropped when compared to the relentless Bombing Campaign during the first week of the assault but civilians continue to die those who are able to find underground shelter avoid going outside more than five hundred people have already been killed children and women among them. The any god give me patience to face this tragedy my children are scattered here and there my son lost three kids such awful memories. I lost my house six days ago i have nothing at all i have been here for six days theres no food and water. Chlorine gas has also reportedly be
Stop it was time to see whats left of the home day one of the five hour ceasefire brought comfort to the people trapped in besieged east. Theres no food or water they always say theres a ceasefire but they come back in the bomb us the situation is pretty bad prices are very high and we did not use money at the shelter no food or water and we do not. Close to six hundred people have been killed in the latest onslaught hospitals have been hit and medical supplies are running out of there you know suddenly the airplane came towards us my mother screamed get inside the house i told her i will wait for her and the missiles exploded. As jets roared above both sides accused each other off by leading the truce even. Look this is the truce this is the ceasefire this place had fifty women and fifty children thank god they left before the airstrikes. Ordered by the russian president the Syrian Government had agreed to hold fire but despite the violations moscow is optimistic about its plan. Over
Possible second target. They found bullet holes. They have more on that and the gunmans path. Its unclear if the tanks were a target. Tonight its another link investigators are trying to determine a motive. New information. A fuel tank caught in the cross fire, rifle rounds caught a fuel tank sunday. One round penetrated this tank though Officials Say it was never in danger of exploding. We dont know if the tanks were an intended target, the names of all 58 people he killed were released tonight. The oldest 67 and the youngest just 20. Tonights funerals and memorials for some of the victims including officer Charles Hartfield of the metro pd. Also a man drove to the strip placing 58 crosses in front as the investigation continues. More video was released. Today investigators revealing that 1600 rounds of ammunition and explosives were found in the shooters car, leading them to question if he had an escape plan and possibly assistance. You have to make assumptions that he had to have he