Jewell sues New York Post for libel

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former Centennial Olympic Park bombing suspect Richard Jewell has filed a $15 million libel suit against the New York Post. The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges that Jewell was libeled in a series of articles in the paper, and that a published photograph falsely identified Jewell.

The bombing, which remains unsolved, left two people dead and more than 100 wounded at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta last July. Jewell, who was working as a security guard at the park on the night of the bombing, noticed an unattended package there that was later found to contain the bomb. He helped evacuate people from the area, and was initially hailed as a hero for his actions.

Following months of intense scrutiny, the FBI cleared Jewell as the bombing suspect last fall. He has since settled lawsuits with NBC and CNN. Jewell still has lawsuits pending against Cox Enterprises, which owns the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Piedmont College, where he once worked as a security guard.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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