BBC journalists arrested in Garda probe
THE BBC has revealed that some of the seven men arrested in Co Donegal as part of a probe into paramilitary activity were their reporters.
The men were arrested on Saturday night.
A spokeswoman for the BBC said the journalists were working on a current affairs investigation and had full editorial authority under the BBC's guidelines.
She said the other parties present were fully aware that they were with BBC journalists.
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.
A garda spokesman said the men were being held over "ongoing investigations into paramilitary activity".
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