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Monday, October 26, 1998 Published at 03:54 GMT
Broken leg disables McGuinness
A broken leg will prevent Martin McGuinness from representing Sinn Fein in an assembly meeting
Sinn Fein's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has broken his leg, forcing him to pull out of a Northern Ireland Assembly meeting.
The injury happened during a charity soccer match in Londonderry.
Mr McGuinness, the MP for Mid Ulster, slipped and fell during the game on the Creggan estate.
The match was part of a local community festival.
He was treated in the city's Altnagelvin Hospital before being allowed home.
A party spokesman said: "He is taking pain killers and it is likely to be a couple of days yet before he is able to manage on crutches."
A number of engagements, including the resumption of the Northern Ireland Assembly, have had to be cancelled, added the spokesman.
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