The shooting death of McKee, 29, raised fears that militant groups are trying to exploit political tensions caused by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union
Two teenagers have been arrested over the killing of journalist Lyra McKee shot dead in Northern Ireland, police said on April 20, after a murder that has triggered international condemnation.Two men have been arrested in Northern Ireland over the killing of a journalist during a riot, police said, with politicians calling for calm after the shooting added to concerns about the stability of the region’s 21-year-old peace deal.
“Lyra’s murder was an attack on all the people of this community, an attack on the peace and on the democratic processes,” leaders of the main six parties said in a statement. “This is a time for calm heads.” Police said they believed the shooting was likely carried out by the small New IRA group of Irish nationalist militants opposed to the Good Friday peace deal. The group was blamed by police for planting the car bomb outside a courthouse in Londonderry in January.
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