The so-called new IRA said it accidentally shot a journalist in Northern Ireland during rioting last week, and apologized for her death. The 29-year-old freelance writer, Lyra McKee, died after shots were fired in Derry, or Londonderry, after police searches in one district of the city. “In the course of attacking the enemy, Lyra McKee was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces, ” the organization said in a statement to Belfast-based newspaper the Irish News. The Northern Ireland Police Service said Tuesday that it has arrested a 57-year-old woman under the Terrorism Act in connection with the slaying. It said: “The Derry 1916 Commemoration Committee have opted to cancel this Easter Monday’s annual Easter Commemoration as a mark of respect for the tragic and accidental killing of Lyra McKee.

Source: National Post April 23, 2019 13:26 UTC