New IRA admits responsibility
for murder of journalist
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| Flora tributes to journalist Lyra McKee (AFP) |
The dissident republican group the New IRA claims
responsibly for the killing of journalist Lyra McKee who was shot dead in
Londonderry, Northern Ireland last week.
In a statement to the Irish News newspaper the New IRA
offered "full and sincere apologies" to journalist Lyra McKee’s
family and friends.
The 29-year-old reporter was shot dead in Derry, also known
as Londonderry, last Thursday as she watched youths attack police following a
raid.
Police said she was hit when a gunman opened fire in the
direction of officers.
In a further development the Police Service of Northern
Ireland (PSNI) announced Tuesday the arrest of a 57-year-old woman in
connection with the shooting.
She was arrested under the Terrorism Act. Two people who had
been detained were released without charge.
Ms McKee’s murder has been condemned across the political
spectrum and by Church leaders.
Her killing comes 21 years after the Good Friday peace
agreement was signed in Northern Ireland.
Lyra McKee's funeral will be held in Belfast on Wednesday.
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