UK orders inquiry into undercover police work

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LONDON (AP) — British officials have ordered a judge-led public inquiry into how undercover police handled the 1993 stabbing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Home Secretary Theresa May announced the inquiry in Parliament on Thursday after a formal review found evidence suggesting that one of the detectives handling the murder case had acted corruptly.

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