STONE: I PLANNED TO CUT SINN FEIN CHIEFS' THROATS; Court told of killer's Stormont plot.(News) From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: May 13, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN LTD. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: BY JILLY BEATTIE

LOYALIST killer Michael Stone intended to murder Sinn Fein chiefs Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness by slitting their throats, Belfast Crown Court heard yesterday.

His planned attack inside the walls of the Northern Ireland Assembly Chamber was foiled when a female security guard kneed him in the groin.

Stone, 53, stormed Stormont in 2006 armed with explosives, a garrote and a number of knives including one normally used to...

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