he volunteered to police for questioning. >> i'm innocent in abduction, killing or burial of jean mcconvilleed of passing information to the security forces her children were left to fend for themselves when she disappeared. despite repeated searches, jean's body lay undetected on an irish beach more than 30 years. her remains were found in 2003. the psa obtained tips recorded by an american university where ira members spoke about troubles and named names. one man alleged to have given an interview was charged six weeks ago in connection with jean's murder. another brandon hughes who since died claimed gerry adams led the unit behind the disappearances that the president dismissed and had disagreements with his former friend over the peace process. >>> reports from ukraine say russia's military attache to kiev is being thrown out of the country. the official hasn't been named. he was detain aed wednesday. pro-russian militants occupy a number of towns and cities in ukraine. the recent see which you are happened here on wednesday where gunmen took the city council building. they seized anoth

sinn fein has denied any involvement in the disappearance and killing of jean mcconville. >> killed and buried in secret the irish mother of 10 was disappeared by the irish republican army just before christmas in 1972. the ira admitted her killing in 1999 and her body was discovered under the speech in 2003. the murder haunted gerry adams of sinn fein for decades. >> i regret that anybody was killed by our group and i was one of those who brought the conflict to an end. obviously we support those people who have been injured and there is a lot of work that has been done by all of us with the healing process. >> despite acting as the head of

jean mcconville. i have worked hard with others to have this injustice readdressed and for the return of bodies of others killed during the conflict. >> he went on to talk about a dark side in northern ireland that had no interest in peace. >> i'm an irish republican, i want to live in a peaceful ireland based on equality. i've never dissociated myself from the ira, and i never will. i'm glad that i and others have created a peaceful democratic way forward for everyone. the ira has gone. finished. >> mr adams told his press conference that he wrote much of his statement in his cell. he criticised the so-called boston college tape-recordings that led to recent allegations, describing them as dubious accusations from disgruntled individuals. gerry adams faces the possibility of charges. a police file of hours of interrogation will be sent to prosecutors. if they think a trial is justified and in the public interest, they will proceed. tim friend, al jazeera, belfast. >>> the election of libya's new prim

he has been questioned about the murder of jean mcconville, in 1972. she was killed by members of the irish republican army. >> reporter: the arrest of gerry adams revolved old arguments and images from the trouble past. a sinn fein rally in front of a mural in west belfast. fellow party leader martin mcguinness is not ruling out withdrawing future cooperation over policing. >> anyone here - gerry adams arrest is not intended to disrupt the election campaign. >> it's not just in the north where the arrest is parking a rehabilitation. over the border in county lov, gerry adams's private constituency, others say he carries too much historical baggage, an opinion strength as he was questioned by the murder of jean mcconville by the ira in 1972. gerry adams denies involvement. >> it was here on a beach that jean mcconville's body was found in 2003. it is part of gerry adams's irish parliamentary constituency. the coincidence and his arrest by police may prove too much for some irish voters. >> local observers believe his power base is assured. >> he has el

it was here on a beach that jean mcconville's body was found in 2003. it's now part of mr adam's irish parliamentary constituency. the coincidence, and his arrest by police may prove too much for some irish voters. >> local observers believe mr adam's power base was assured for noux. >> gerry adams was elected in 2011 with 50,000 votes, first past the post. he'd have to lose 7,000 for his seat to be in danger. even though obviously everyone is talking about the arrest. what he's been arrested about is a serious matter. what is in the public domain, i don't think it will be a significant long-term damage. >> the coasts of the past are never far away in ireland. they are haunting gerry adams's political future. >> in sport floyd mayweather junior beat marcos maydana and is unbeaten after 46 fights. he beat the argentinian champion to unify two welterweight titles. he walks away with $32 million. not a bad night's work. you can keep up to date with all the news by logging on to the website. the address aljazeera.com. but with increasing regular layerty the

he's said all along he had no floel jean mcconville's murder.e was never a senior leader as many of his former colleagues claim he was. that time they say that he was the head of the sort of internal investigation of the unit of the ira in that part of bell fast where jean mcconville lived, that he was a senior ira commander. now we know this because after -- or we know this from a number of different people who gave testimony, who gave statements recorded on audiotape to be held in a -- securely until they were dead. they were not to be made public, that they were there for academic research. they're being held at a university in the united states. the police service of northern ireland through the legal system managed to obtain parts of those tapes relating to the murder of jean mcconville so there are tapes there that we haven't heard, however, there are parts of some of those tapes, brendan hughes a former senior ira commander on the tapes made public or parts of them made public after he died a few years ago claim that gerry adams was the c

. >> i'm innocent of any involvement in any conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury jean mcconville. >>> police release gerry adams, released and no charges laid. >>> and a high-flying circus act goes terribly wrong. >>> good to have you with us. we begin in ukraine where pro-russian activists stormed the police headquarters in odessa. protesters barged into the station, securing the release of 60 people, two days after violence left 40 dead. jonah hull has the latest from odessa. . >> to cries of "our heroes", they emerge from the police station. more than 60 pro-russian protesters arrested for taking part in extreme violence on friday night. for hours riot police simply looked on from behind their shields, the crowd shouted "freedom", demanding the release of those inside. some forced their way into a vehicle entrance to the police station. once inside, they seemed to be on the brink of complete control. and then from somewhere an apparent police decision to aqueous. >> this is a city in which great violence was done on friday night and possibly happening again. it seems as if the police wors

he has been questioned over the noon 72 murder of jean mcconville, a widowed mother of 10. let's go live to al jazeera tim friend who joins us in northern ireland. tell us what you are hearing about this report that gerry adams will be released soon >> reporter: several sources saying that gerry adams will be released in the next hour. you will recall that he arrived here voluntarily on wednesday evening and then was taken into custody here at amtrim police station. he has been intear gated since then although he arrived here voluntarily, he is under arrest, remains under arrest until he is released, and he is being questioned about a number of things. the main one being the murder in 1972 would you the ira of jean mcconville who was wrongly, as it turned out, suspected of being a police informer. mr. adams has always denied any involvement in that crime and similarly, he has always denied he has been a member of the ira that said it carried out that killing bren a tension few days and the concern is that the arrest of the sinn feign leader, the ma the man who many consider

what is really horrifying about the jean mcconville murder is just the circumstances of it. one person's murdered and again, 3,600 people. you have a woman who is the sole caregiver of ten children. she's beaten up the night before her abduction, beaten bloody and she's come home the next day. she's accused of ratting on the i.r.a. to the british forces. they come back the second day and grab her in front of her children. and her son said to the belfast telegraph she was squealing as they dragged her out and these ten children said we don't know what's going to happen to her. they were all put in foster care. she was never seen again. the i.r.a. admitted complicity in 199. the body was found. she was shot in the head and buried -- >> there's something -- >> something particularly heinous. >> it gets to two things. one gerry adams was a controversial figure when the peace process was being made. there were people in the street yelling terrorist, terrorist, terrorist. and then also the uncomfortable fact that peace comes about with people who have been horrible things. f.w. de

jean mcconville's body was found in 2003.t's now part of mr adams's irish parliamentary constituency. the coincidence, and his arrest by police may prove too much for some irish voters. >> but local observers believe that mr adams power base is assured for now. >> gerry adams was elected in 2011 with 15,000 votes. first part of the post. he'd have to lose 7,000 for his seat to be in danger. to lose 50% is unlikely. everyone is talking about this arrest. it is what he's been arrested about, it is a serious matter. what is in the public domain. if it doesn't manifest itself, i don't think there'll be significant long-term damage. >> ghosts of the past are never far away in ireland. once again they are haunting gerry adams political future. >>> a papal advisory board says it will bring in measures to hold bishops accountable if they fail to report suspected child abuse. the board says those found guilty of ignoring sexual abuse should be dealt with regardless of their position in church. >> in time we will propose initiatives to

he was held for the 1972 murder of jean mcconville. adams denies any involvement in the killing and has not been charged. >>> now one of the top stories. the crisis in ukraine. this is a political risk analyst specializes in central and eastern european countries. first of all, help us understand what the ukrainian military's strategy here? one day they advance and set up checkpoin checkpoints yesterday all over the east of ukraine and apparently they fell back. >> they're walking a thin line between appears to try to quell the unrest in eastern ukraine and also not pushing too hard and not to use too much force in order not to provoke russian response, because one of the restrainting they have is russia is claims a protectionist approach to the russian authority in the ukraine and warning time and again that any use of force against the pro-russian protesters as they put it would start russia's presence in the region. >> have they effectively lost control of the east and the ability to take it back? >> they have ordered the -- they cl

about this story in 2000. 2002, in a book called the secret history of the ira, when i read that jean mcconville had been an deducted by a special unit of the ira under the control of gerry dooms. aadams. it's only in recent years that they have shown any interest no. solving the mcconville murder. something to do with the fact that during the interim, the fact that there are elements of the police who dislike gerry adams and saw this as an opportunity to go for him seize they had chance to do him damage so -- >> let me just go back to my question though just for a second. i understand all that. but do you actually believe that he gave the order? >> well i -- you know all i can say is that the people i talked to are very adamant. and as i say i talked to them in 2002. long before boston college archive -- >> right. >> -- and i talked to them and they were adamant and gave convince accounts of what had happened. and on the basis of the fact that their stories in other ways held together, their life stories about their experience in the ir a hung together i found them very credible. >> why did you

jean mcconville. >> after four days of questioning sinn fein leader gerry adams is a free man. >>> a nation on the brink of law. clashes in ukraine as the police station comes under siege. >>> helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive land slide buried an entire town. >>> and saving the past for future generations. . >>> good to have you with us. ireland sinn fein gerry adams was just released from a gaol a short time ago. he was arrested on wednesday, questioning him over the 1972 murder of a belfast mother of 10. he de nice involvement. >> allegations against me in the killing of jean mcconville is based almost exclusively on hearsay from unnamed interviewees. i reject all the allegations made against me in these matters. >> al jazeera's tim friend joins us by phone from northern ireland. adams had the opportunity to dress the media a short time ago. what did he have to say? . >> reporter: he said there were dark forces at work that had no from in pass in northern ireland, and he called them the old guard. the tapes made were dubious, and the people that made re

. >> the murder of jean mcconville, a widow mother of 10, one of a group of being abducted and murderedby a group of ira, gerry adams denies involvement. last night he gave himself to police for questioning. >> i'm innocent totally for any part of abduction, killing or burial of jean mcconville. >> wrongly accused of passing information to the security forces, her children were left to fend for themselves when she disappeared. despite repeated searches, jean's body lay undetected on a beach more than 30 years. her remains were found in 2003. >> they recently obtained tips secretly recorded by the american university in which some former ira members spoke about their role in the troubles and named names. one man alleged to have given an interview was charged six weeks ago in connection with jean's murder. another man who has since died claim gerry adams led the direction over the connection with the abductions. >>> some are celebrating a decade of eu membership. they include eight former communist countries. it was a return home to the economic family. withinnhutt)j time, the eu election

it was 41 years ago that jean mcconville, a mother of 10 was abducted from west belfast. it was claimed she helped a wounded british soldier and was an informer. she disappeared. her body only discovered years later. it undermined the ira's claim to fight the war against imperiali imperialism, undermining a man who is the architect of a peace protest of a commander who organised it. her son spent decades. >> they took my moother, they were going to leave us orphans and there was nobody to look after us. these people didn't care what they had done. they still don't care. if they cared they'd apologise. >> leading unionists in northern ireland and london said it was reasonable of the police to do this, and did not demonstrate political bias. >> we have an independent judicial system in england and one in northern ireland. and there has been no political interference in this issue. we have independent pleasing authorities, independent prosecuting authorities. >> gerry adams's party sinn fein said it was a disgrace. >> the timing - gerry adams offered to come forward. the off

statement before questioning began. >> i-- totally of any part in the abduction, the killing of jean mcconville. >> mrs. mcconville was taken from her home in belfast by an armed i.r.a. gang in 1972. they suspected her of passing information to the british army. 30 years later her body was found buried under this beach in the irish republic. the murder has long proved problematic for the leadership of sinn fein. gerry adams seen here in the spectacles of an i.r.a.-- in 1970 has always denied any involvement in the killing or indeed ever being a member of the i.r.a.. but audiotapes recovered from this american university have cast doubt on both those claims. former members of the organization gave up the secrets of the past to researchers here. sinn fein say mr. adam's arrest is cynical and politically motivated. >> it was still a dark side, here in the north of ireland. and i think we've seen that dark side flex its muscles in the course of the last couple of days. >> the prime minister flatly denied those claims this afternoon >> woodruff: back in this country. the u.s. education department re

sinn fein has denied any involvement in the disappearance and killing of jean mcconville. >> killed andried in secret the irish mother of 10 was disappeared by the irish republican army just before christmas in 1972. the ira admitted her killing in 1999 and her body was discovered under the speech in 2003. the murder haunted gerry adams of sinn fein for decades. >> i regret that anybody was killed by our group and i was one of those who brought the conflict to an end. obviously we support those people who have been injured and there is a lot of work that has been done by all of us with the healing process. >> despite acting as the head of the ira's political wing, adams has always denied he was a member, but that did not stop him from becoming the face of militant irish nationalism during the ira's 1980's bombing campaign. three decades of violence between catholic groups like the ira who wanted to unify and ireland and protestant groups ended in 1998. sinn fein says this arrest is publicly motivated but it is not clear about how this will affect the power-sharing government, of which m

jean mcconville. >> after four days of questioning sinn fein leader gerry adams is a free man. >>> a nation on the brink of law. clashes in ukraine as the police station comes under siege. >>> helping thous

jean mcconville was falsely accused of being an informant by the irish republican army. adams says he's the victim of a campaign to link him to the crime. >>> pro-russian activists storm the police headquarters in the southern ukranian city of odessa, forcing the release of 60 separatists arrested after violent street battles. more than 40 anti-government protestors died. a full investigation is under way. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: to cries of "our heroes", they emerged from the police station, more than 60 pr russian protesters, arrested for taking part in the extreme violence. for hours, as riot police looked on, the crowd shouted freedom. it demanded the release of those ideas. >> some forced their way into a vehicle entrance to the police station. once inside they seemed to be on the brink of complete control. and then from somewhere an apparent police decision to ak which esque. >> this is a si in which violence was down on sunday night and possibly on the verge of happening again. it seems the police worse widely blamed for failing to step in, has decided to

there's a demand for justice from people like the families of jean mcconville.rresting gerry adams might make it look like no one is above the law, but it may run the risk of perpetrating an endless cycle. in the end, in the time here, he has no hero. >>> about 700 people tried to storm the barbed wire border between morocco and the spanish enclave on thursday. 140 people managed to make it across. six migrants and three police officers were injured. some of those trying to jump the fence set fire to their clothing. there has been several attempts to breach the border in recent weeks. >>> malaysian authorities released audio of communication from malaysia airlines flight mh370. the recording is between the pilots and the control tower prior to takeoff. there were 239 people on the plane when it disappeared in march. . >> in china, boys have traditionally been favoured over girls when it comes to education. three years ago the government introduced a law to buck the trend. as margo orteeing es reports girls in rural areas are struggling to leave traditional roles

some believe adams ordered the 1972 killing of jean mcconville, a belfast mother of ten, the i.r.a. believed had been an informer for the british. following his release, adams once again denied any involve am in the killing and accused police of what he called a quote sustained, malicious untruthful campaign. >> the los angeles clippers advanced to the second round of the nba play-offs last night in a thrilling victory over the golden state warriors. off the courts, more drama. the league appointed a new c.e.o. to run the team. bigad shaban has the latest. >> the l.a. clippers win earned them a spot in round two of the play-offs. the reaction of coach doc rivers said it all. >> i just thought with all this stuff, this team needed this win. >> reporter: while donald sterling still owns the clippers the n.b.a. is trying to force him out for making racist comments but sterling appears ready for battle. los an/e)es mayor eric garcetti said he recently spoke with him and told bob schieffer about it on "face the nation". >> he thinks he will be the owner for a long time. that he wants to

. >> reporter: this is the woman whose murder gerry adams is being questioned about, jean mcconville.i.r.a. accused her of being a police informer, abducted her, shot her, and buried her in an unmarked grave. this woman, delours price, drove the car that night and admitted so in an interview with cbs news a year and a half ago. did you understand at that point what the likely consequences of your delivering her would be? >> i was-- i was aware that that would possibly be-- that that would be her end, yup. >> reporter: this many years later, does it bother you? >> no, no, not at all. >> reporter: price, who has since died, has accused gerry adams of ordering the killing and a bombing she carried out in london. >> who sent me to london to blow it up? >> reporter: who? >> gerry adams. >> reporter: the arrest of gerry adams seems to be based on a series of recorded interviews given by former i.r.a. members to researchers from boston college collecting an oral history of the northern irish conflict. the northern irish police got hold of the tapes through the u.s. courts. adams has long den

, questioned by police about the murder, one of the most notorious murders of the troubles of jean mcconville, a mother of 10. she was wrongly accused, wrongly thought to be an informer, and she was ak doubted and -- abducted in murdered. that is what gerry adams is being questioned about. he has denied membership of the ira and denis involved in that event. >> what led police to reopen the case and arrest gerry adams? >> well, that is the interesting point. this emerged after boston college in the united states embarked on an oral history project of the troubles here in northern ireland. they interviewed many republican former paramilitaries, former unionists, loyalist paramilitaries as well on the other side of the fight, as it were. and they conducted these interviews on the basis that they would not be made public until the deaths of those concerned. what happened is people started to die with the passage of time. police realised there's a lot of evidence to be explored. they have pursued this through the u.s. courts and got the tapes released. that prompted all this, and, of course, the

jean mcconville's body eventually was found in 2003. it's part of mr adams's issue constituency. the coincidence and his arrest by police may prove too much for some irish voters. >> local observers believe that the power base is assured for now. >> gerry adams was elected in 2011 with 15,000 votes. i think he'd have to lose 7,000 to be in danger. to lose 50% is unlikely everyone is talking about this arrest. it is what he's been arrested about, it is a serious matter. if it doesn't manifest, i don't think it would be significant long-term damage. >> the ghosts of the past are never far away. once again they are haunting gerry adams political future. >> gerry adams was arrested several times in the "70, and '80s, in connection with bombings and shootings. he denied involvement with the more involvement wing of the organization. >>> from saudi arabia to india, america's first case of middle east respiratory syndrome as had been reported. the man is getting better. he worked as a health care worker in saudi arabia and became sick after returning to the u.s. more than 100 people die

jean mcconville, and incidentally, i went voluntarily to the p.s., and furthermore, had this began a public speculation two months ago, i contacted the p.s. through my solicitor and said i was available. >> adam of released from custody on sunday. he was rushed out the back of the police station as loyalist protesters gathered at the front. >> you can watch the entire interview coming up later on "amanpour." the show replays at 6:00 this evening in hong kong. y'all find it only here at cnn -- you'll find it only here at cnn. >>> analysts in the united states are wondering what's happening beneath a blue tarp at north korea's nuclear test site. the tarp is draped over a tunnel entrance adding to already heightened concern that the regime is about to conduct another underground test. it's not clear whether the tarp is there to conceal preparations for a test or if it's meant to deceive the u.s. into believing a test is imminent. >> it is extremely difficult to get reliable information about the north korean regime. the country's iron-fisted leader has only met face to face with one per

adams denies any link to killing of mother of 10 jean mcconville's murder.he was wrongly accused of being a police informant. adams arrest has been extended under the antiterrorism act. >>> all tensions are not far from the surfacing here. sinn fein says some police are against the reform process and have been told this by reformers within the force. other political parties here who have been physically attacked because of their views. >> the violence that we see in northern ireland cannot even be compared to the violence that i experienced as a young person growing up in this city. but that undercurrent of paramilitarism and rule of law, that we can still have recourse to protest when we don't like the political outcomes is still is there and still rife. >> arrest of mr. adams of sinn fein is politically motivated and time to damage their upcoming local and european elections. but insist he will be exonerated. tim friend k al jazeera, northern ireland. >>> metro officials blame a signal failure, an incoming train crashed to one that was already in the stati

her mother was jean mcconville, who was born a protestant, married arthur a catholic, a mixed marriage. her killing one of the most notorious of the troubles. >> the troubles, we were put out of our home. we lived in east bell fast, which is mostly protestant. my parents had a mixed marriage so we had to leave. they threatened to kill my father. >> reporter: helen had nine brothers and sisters. they found refuge in a catholic neighborhood. not long after their father died leaving jean to bring them up alo alone. >> a cup of tea and toast. going to bed every night, mom was doing whatever a mother does. she was a happy go lucky person. she would have done whatever to help anyone. >> reporter: outside their home all hell was breaking loose. protestant against catholic. houses burned, communities divided. >> every day our hearts shaking on someone being injured and bombs were killing around us. >> reporter: northern ireland is part of brittain. protestant fighters known as loyalist s were fighting to kee the status quo. they were fighting to kick out the british and reunify all island with

adams was questioned about the murder of jean mcconville.ucted, tortured and killed by the ira 42u# she was one of the victims that became known as the disappeared. her body was found 31 years after her death. mrs. mcconville's family said they wouldn't give up hope of getting prosecutions. >> we know it's going to be a long road. we have to seek justice for our mothe mother. that is what we want, justice for our mother. >> the police haven't charged adams. prosecutors will decide whether a trial should be brought. mr. adams is going back to the campaign trail for elections later this month. the second biggest party in northern ireland says the arrest was politically motivated but government and police deny this. >>> three down trcountries lead hunt for the missing malaysian airliner will continue their hunt. they'll meet to agree on their next steps. meetings are expected this week to make sure all evidence has been collected so far. no debris has been found from the plane two months after it disappeared with 239 on board. >>> nine circus p

adams was taken into custody last week as part of an investigation into the killing of jean mcconville alleged members of the irish republican army. the mother of 10 children, she was wrongly accused of the time of being a british informant. new evidence implicating adams apparently emerged in recordings conducted for an oral history project by students at boston college. at a news conference upon his release, adams professed his innocence. no involvement to abduct, kill, or barry mrs. mcconville. i have worked with others to have this addressed. i will continue to do so. but he is faced repeated allegations of ties to the iras political murders, charges he is long denied. a gunman in arkansas has killed three people and wounded four others before taking his own life. the victims included a 12-year-old girl who died in it to -- and two children who were wanted. -- shooter has been released had been released from a mental health facility just days before. president obama hosted german chancellor angela merkel at the white house on friday and its continued differences over nsa spying. le

police were questioning adams on the murder of jean mcconville, the widow and mother of ten who was kidnappedilled, accused of being an i.r.a. informant. for years she's been on the list of those believed to have been killed but whose body who were not found. her remains were found in 2003. until recently, nobody had been charged in connection with her murder. last month, a 77-year-old former i.r.a. leader was arrested and charged with the murder. and on wednesday adams was detained. police say they have new members based on i.r.a. members from a boston college oral history project. adams maintains his innocence but british prosecutors could still choose to file charges. adams has reinvented himself going from a spokesman and symbol to the irish republican army in the 80s to a peacemaker in the 1990s. >> the last opportunity was squandered, but there's another chance now and that has to be worked for. >> now, adams eventually ran for parliament and since then he's been a regular visitor to the white house and he attended nelson mandela's funeral last year. in 2012, sinn fein's martin mcguines

days in jail after being questioned over the 1972 murder of a suspected british informant named jean mcconville. british prosecutors are now reviewing potential evidence in the unsolved murder, but adams denies he had anything to do with it. >> let me be very clear. i am innocent of any involvement in any conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury mrs. mcconville. i have worked hard with others to have this injustice redressed and for the return of the bodies of others killed during the conflict and secretly buried by the ira. i will continue to do so. >> the case has many worried it could reopen some old wounds and even jeopardize the power-sharing agreement that's been in place for 16 years. >>> this morning, oscar pistorius is back in a courtroom facing murder charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend. the case nearing its conclusion now with the defense, of course, arguing for innocence. we'll give you the latest twists and turns in this case, next. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together reliably fast internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 enter

. >> gurr ci adams -- gerry adams denies a link to the murder of jean mcconville. >> gerry adams arrived voluntary, he is under arrest. his detention has been extended under the terrorist act. belfast international image is on the up. old tensions are never far from the surface. sin fenn says some police are against the police process and have been told this by reformers within the force. other political parties, attacked for their views, hope the crisis will not disrupt process. >> i think northern island have moved a distance from where we used to be. the violence cannot be compared to what i experienced as a young person. that undercurrent of disrespect for the rule of law, the belief that is residual, that we can have recourse to violence when we do not like the political outcome is there and rife. >> mr adams arrest, says sin finn has been deliberately made. they insist he'll be exonerated. >> the ira killed nearly 800 people in the late 20th century before agreeing to a ceasefire. >>> the trial before the three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt has been adjourned to may 15th

in ire lands, shen fein leader is being questioned by the police over the 1972 ira murder of jean mcconville, a widowed mother of 10 as lawrence lee reports, this case is bringing back some bitter memories across northern ireland. >> at the police station, a for boding sort of place where the questioning of jerry adams shows just how far this place is from being at peace with its self. it was 41 years ago that jean m conville was abducted. >> it was claimed she had helped a wounded british soldier and she was an informer. she simply disappeared. her body discovered years later. the ira said it is fighting against imperialism and implicated a man as the ira commander who organized the abduc's. her son told journalists he was pleased history had not forgotten jerry adams. >> they came and took my mother away and left us orphans. there was no way to look after us. these people didn't care what they had done. a stolen car. >> the u.k.'s leading unionists said it was entirely reasonable of the police to do this and did not demonstrate political bias. >> we have an independent judicial system in e

and that is the family of jean mcconville. let me be very clear.ked with others for the return of the bodies of others killed during the conflict and secretly buried by the ira. i will continue to do so. >> that was leader gerry adams after being questioned for four days of the murder of a widow with ten children. joins us now, republican congressman peter king of new york. >> so peter, we're going to talking about benghazi in a minute here. but when i started reading these stories, it fascinated me. we're on opposite sides of this issue when they came to the united states and i was actually angry that gerry adams came to the united states. and we sat there and talked. but there's peace in northern ireland now. it's extraordinary what's happened there. and i must say, when i heard this news, i was shocked that the government was going back to 19 1972, a time of war for a horrific act of murder where i don't think there was any pressing evidence that gerry adams had anything to do with that. it would be like trying to arrest in 1958 for attacks that