Gerry Adams Faces IRA Bombing Lawsuit in London

0:00On March 9th, a civil lawsuit against former Sinn Fein leader Jerry Adams starts this week in a London court. Three men injured in IRA car bombs are asking a judge to hold him personally responsible for attacks at the Old Bailey in 1973, and in London's Docklands and Manchester in 1996, they're seeking just one pound in symbolic damages. Those bombings marked the IRA's first and final strikes on British soil. The Old Bailey device injured over 200 people after crossing from Belfast by ferry. The later blast in February and June of 1996 also heard hundreds, with Manchester's called the biggest explosion in Britain since World War II. The victims, including John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh, and Barry Laycock, say the case stands for everyone hurt by the IRA during the troubles. They raise more than 100,000 pounds through public donations to cover costs, filing right before new laws limited such claims. Lawyers plan to call former IRA members, police and soldiers as witnesses, with two speaking

1:03anonymously from behind screens. Adams, a 77-year-old, will defend himself next week, facing claims on the balance of probabilities. The seven-day hearing at the Royal Court of Justice revives old debates over IRA leadership, especially since Adams cannot recover his hefty legal. Bees, even if cleared.