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Two teenagers have been arrested by Northern Irish police in connection with the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee in Derry.Two teenagers have been arrested by Northern Irish police in connection with the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee in Derry.
The men, aged 18 and 19, were detained under anti-terrorism legislation and taken to a police station in Belfast for questioning, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.The men, aged 18 and 19, were detained under anti-terrorism legislation and taken to a police station in Belfast for questioning, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.
An outpouring of tributes to the 29-year-old was led by her partner, Sara Canning, who said McKee’s “amazing potential was snuffed out by this single barbaric act”.An outpouring of tributes to the 29-year-old was led by her partner, Sara Canning, who said McKee’s “amazing potential was snuffed out by this single barbaric act”.
Detectives released footage of the shooting in the hope the public could help find her killers.Detectives released footage of the shooting in the hope the public could help find her killers.
The Belfast author was shot in the head by people police believe were dissident republicans linked to the New IRA during clashes with police on the Creggan estate on Thursday night. The Belfast writer was shot in the head by people police believe were dissident republicans linked to the New IRA during clashes with police on the Creggan estate on Thursday night.
The CCTV footage released by police captured McKee’s final moments at around 10pm, when she stood among a crowd of other innocent bystanders and raised her phone in the air, apparently to photograph the violence.
Shaky mobile phone footage also released by detectives showed a masked man leaning out from behind cover and appearing to fire shots towards police and onlookers. Around 50 petrol bombs were thrown in the confrontation and two cars were burned out.
Political leaders joined to condemn the killing.
Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Féin’s deputy leader, described it as a senseless loss of life and blamed it on “so-called dissidents” who opposed the peace process.
The prime minister, Theresa May, said McKee “was a journalist who died doing her job with great courage”, while the Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, said: “We cannot allow those who want to propagate violence, fear and hate to drag us back to the past.”
The former US president Bill Clinton tweeted: “Heartbroken by the murder of Lyra McKee and the violence in Derry. The challenges in NI today are real – but we cannot let go of the last 21 years of hard-won peace and progress. This tragedy is a reminder of how much everyone has to lose if we do.”
A vigil held in McKee’s memory in Creggan on Friday was organised by residents who said they felt sad and angry.
McKee had recently moved to Derry to live with Canning and was an editor for the California-based news site Mediagazer, a trade publication covering the media industry. In 2016, Forbes Magazine named her one of their 30 under 30 in media, and she was working on a book due to be published in 2020.
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