Authorities say they are treating the death of 29-year-old Lyra McKee as a terrorist incident
Police detectives inspect the scene where a journalist was fatally shot amid rioting overnight in the Creggan area of Londonderry in Northern Ireland on April 19, 2019.A journalist was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the province and police said was likely the work of nationalist militants.
“The death of Lyra McKee in last night’s suspected terrorist incident in Londonderry is shocking and truly senseless,” British Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement. Police said they were treating the incident as a terrorist attack and had opened a murder inquiry. The New IRA group, which has been responsible for several attacks in recent years, was most likely behind the killing , Assistant Chief Constable Hamilton said.
The groups, which are far smaller than those that operated before the peace deal and have very limited public support, have previously launched attacks during the Easter period.
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