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Posted by: Cornelia Stefoglu

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19 Apr. 2019 / 09:54

Journalist shot dead in Derry during rioting in the city

A journalist has been shot dead during violence in Londonderry that police are treating as a "terrorist incident", BBC reports.

Dissident republicans are being blamed for killing 29-year-old Lyra McKee during rioting after police searches in Derry's Creggan area on Thursday night.
Petrol bombs were also thrown at police Land Rovers.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the New IRA "are likely to be the ones behind this" and detectives have started a murder inquiry.

The violence broke out after police raids on houses in the Mulroy Park and Galliagh areas.

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