Adams ordered to appear at Omagh court case

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has been ordered to appear at the North's High Court as part of a multi-million pound civil action by relatives of Omagh bomb victims.

Martin McGuinness, Pat Doherty, Brian Gillen and Brian Keenan, all alleged members of IRA's ruling army council, have also been subpoenaed by lawyers.

The High Court action is due to start later this year when relatives of some of the 29 victims seek stg£10 million compensation from the gang they blame for the August 1998 outrage.