Our man Scappaticci flees IRA or whoever is killing spies

independent: A British spy at the top of the IRA's most-wanted list has been forced to flee his holiday island hideaway after his cover was blown.

Freddie Scappaticci, known as "Stakeknife", left his rented villa in Tenerife after being recognised by holidaymakers from his native Belfast.

News of the incident emerged yesterday, four days after the murder of another British agent Denis Donaldson, who spent two decades spying for Downing Street inside Sinn Fein.

Mr Scappaticci, the former deputy head of the IRA's internal security unit, known as the Nutting Squad, passed on information to a secret Army intelligence unit for more than 20 years. Read more

db: Scapp is a dreadful murderous thug. And he works for HMG. Nice.
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