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Last modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 11.14 EDT An undercover officer punched an activist who had accused him of being a police spy, a public inquiry has been told. The officer, who used the fake name Michael Scott, broke his little finger as a result of hitting the activist after the accusation had been made at a political meeting. The inquiry also heard that a second undercover officer allegedly made a violent threat against a woman who had identified him as a spy. The inquiry, which is led by the former judge Sir John Mitting, is looking at the activities of 139 undercover officers who have spied on more than 1,000 political groups since 1968. In its current phase it is examining undercover operations in the 1970s and early 80s. ....