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Adams in 'dissident death threat' Adams gets dissident death threat
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been told by police that dissident republicans had planned to kill him. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has received a warning from police about a fresh attack by dissident republicans.
They said police told him that dissidents had intended to shoot him but called off the attack because of his personal security arrangements. The Police Service of Northern Ireland told him dissidents had intended to shoot him, but called off their attack because of his security arrangements.
The party believes the threats follow internal party discussions on the issue of policing. The threats follow internal party discussions on Sinn Fein's strategy on policing.
Ulster Unionist deputy leader Danny Kennedy said he feared it was "a cynical political manoeuvre". However, Mr Adams accused the hardliners of using the policing issue as an excuse.
Gerry Kelly, Sinn Fein's spokesman on policing, said he had also been warned by police that he was under threat. Speaking at Stormont on Monday, he said it was clear that certain elements were opposed to Sinn Fein's peace strategy.
Last month, Sinn Fein said it had evidence that dissidents were planning to attack senior members of the party including Mr Adams and Martin McGuinness. "The issue of policing is an excuse which is being used and exploited by them," he said.
The MP for west Belfast said at that time that this would not deflect the party and members would continue to do the work that they were elected to do. "It is clearly an important issue, but it is being manipulated as part of the wider hostility to Sinn Fein's peace strategy."
A police spokeswoman said it was not policy to comment on the security of individuals.
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Mr Adams said the warning indicated that dissident republicans had been planning to shoot him, but were deterred by enhanced security arrangements taken by Sinn Fein once it was alerted to the possibility of an attack.
Disaffected members of the Provisional movement and dissidents in the Real IRA, Continuity IRA and other republican organisations oppose any move by Sinn Fein to endorse publicly the PSNI.
However, Democratic Unionists have made Sinn Fein support for the police a pre-requisite for a new power sharing government next March.
Last month, Sinn Fein said it had evidence that dissidents were planning to attack senior members of the party including Mr Adams, Gerry Kelly and Martin McGuinness.
A police spokeswoman said it was not policy to comment on the security of individuals.
Ulster Unionist party deputy leader Danny Kennedy said the time had come for Sinn Fein to deal with the issue of policing so that party members could receive police help to deal with such threats.Ulster Unionist party deputy leader Danny Kennedy said the time had come for Sinn Fein to deal with the issue of policing so that party members could receive police help to deal with such threats.
"The right thing to do for the republican leadership is to give their full unqualified support to the PSNI, the lawful authorities."The right thing to do for the republican leadership is to give their full unqualified support to the PSNI, the lawful authorities.
"They can then expect the full cover and reasonable support of the lawful institutions.""They can then expect the full cover and reasonable support of the lawful institutions."
Mr Kennedy said it was not a question of not accepting that threats had been made, it was about how Sinn Fein should deal with those threats.Mr Kennedy said it was not a question of not accepting that threats had been made, it was about how Sinn Fein should deal with those threats.