Melech 9,900 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 The so-called New IRA has been blamed for the killing of a journalist in Londonderry in an escalation of attacksby dissident Irish republicans who reject the Good Friday peace agreement. Lyra McKee, 29, was shot during rioting on Thursday night that followed a large security operation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Political leaders expressed revulsion, saying her death was an attack on peace and the democratic process. The killing comes amid a long political crisis, made worse by Brexit, that has left the region without a devolved government for more than two years. Amid sadness and anger at the death, dissident republicans cancelled a march in the city next week to mark the 1916 Easter rising against British rule. Fearing violence over the Easter weekend, police had raided houses searching for weapons and ammunition in the Creggan area of the city, also known as Derry. Mark Hamilton, PSNI assistant chief constable, said more than 50 petrol bombs were thrown and two cars hijacked in the rioting that followed. McKee was wounded by shots fired towards police and she died shortly afterwards in hospital. “We believe this to be a terrorist act,” Mr Hamilton said. “Our assessment at this time would be that the New IRA is the most likely to be behind this and that forms our primary line of inquiry.” https://www.ft.com/content/e40571ec-6279-11e9-a27a-fdd51850994c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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