More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army's operation of its top agent inside the IRA's internal security unit during the Troubles, a major independent investigation has found.The interim findings of Operation Kenova examined 101 murders and abductions linked to the Provisional IRA's so-called "nutting squad" responsible for interrogating, torturing and murdering people suspected of passing information to the security forces during the conflict.

More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army's operation of its top agent inside the IRA's internal security unit during the Troubles, a major independent investigation has found.The interim findings of Operation Kenova examined 101 murders and abductions linked to the Provisional IRA's so-called "nutting squad" responsible for interrogating, torturing and murdering people suspected of passing information to the security forces during the conflict.