Gerry Adams tells high court he was stunned by 1996 Docklands bombing

Former Sinn Féin leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, also denies any prior knowledge of the attack

Gerry Adams has told the high court he was stunned by the 1996 Docklands bombing as he denied being at the nerve centre of the IRA’s operations.

The former Sinn Féin leader also denied having any prior knowledge of the bombing of the commercial district of east London, which shattered a 17-month-old ceasefire.