McGuinness denies killings link

The North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has denied any involvement in the IRA sanctioning an operation to abduct, torture and murder two of the most senior RUC officers killed in the Troubles.

The Sinn Féin chief rejected allegations made at the Smithwick tribunal in Dublin by a British intelligence officer Ian Hurst – also known as Martin Ingram - who claimed to have inside knowledge of the 1989 terrorist border ambush.