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| BBC staff arrests in police probe | |
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| Some of the eleven men arrested by gardai in County Donegal as part of a probe into paramilitary activity are BBC journalists. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| A spokesperson said the other parties present were fully aware that they were with BBC journalists. | A spokesperson said the other parties present were fully aware that they were with BBC journalists. |
| The arrests were made on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. | |
| The men, who are aged between 30 and 48, are being held at Burnfoot, Letterkenny and Milford Garda Stations. | 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. | 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". |