Man believed to have been IRA double agent 'Stakeknife' released on bail

Alfredo Scappaticci, known as Freddie, fled Belfast after he was accused in 2003 of being the British super spy known as ‘Stakeknife’.The man believed to have been one of Britain’s most important agents inside the IRA, “Stakeknife”, has been released on bail after being questioned by detectives investigating 18 murders during the Northern Ireland Troubles.Freddie Scappaticci is understood to have been arrested earlier this week by police officers from Operation Keno