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Woman shot dead in Derry after rioting in the city | |
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A 29-year-old woman has been shot dead in Londonderry. | |
Dissident Republicans are being blamed for the killing. | |
It happened during rioting following police searches in Derry's Creggan area on Thursday night. | |
Petrol bombs were also thrown at police Land Rovers. | |
There are reports that the trouble broke out after police raids on houses in the Mulroy Park and Galliagh areas. | There are reports that the trouble broke out after police raids on houses in the Mulroy Park and Galliagh areas. |
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the police were "treating the shooting as a terrorist incident" and a murder inquiry had been launched. |