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Seven held in paramilitary probe BBC staff arrested in Garda probe
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Seven men have been arrested by gardai in County Donegal as part of a probe into paramilitary activity. Some of the seven men arrested by gardai in County Donegal as part of a probe into paramilitary activity are BBC journalists.
The men, who are believed to be aged between 30 and 48, are being held at Burnfoot, Letterkenny and Milford Garda Stations. The BBC has said the journalists were working on a BBC NI current affairs investigation and had full editorial authority under the BBC's guidelines.
They were arrested on Saturday night under Section 30 of the Republic's Offences Against the State Act. A spokesperson said the other parties present were fully aware that they were with BBC journalists.
The arrests were made on Saturday night.
The men, who are aged between 30 and 48, are being held at Burnfoot, Letterkenny and Milford Garda Stations.
They were arrested under Section 30 of the Republic's Offences Against the State Act.
A garda spokesman said the men were being held over "ongoing investigations into paramilitary activity".A garda spokesman said the men were being held over "ongoing investigations into paramilitary activity".