Police in Northern Ireland said Friday they believe the dissident republican group New IRA was probably responsible for the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londonderry, also known as Derry. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 29-year-old journalist and author Lyra McKee died after she was shot during rioting in the Creggan area shortly after posting a picture on Twitter of the violence, which she described as "absolute madness." Police told Reuters they did not believe McKee was working at the time of the attack. There has been an increase in tensions in Northern Ireland in recent months with sporadic violence, much of it focused in Londonderry. She was writing a book on the disappearance of young people during the three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, which ended with the Good Friday agreement.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2019 08:48 UTC