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| Journalist shot dead in Derry after rioting in the city | Journalist shot dead in Derry after rioting in the city |
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| A journalist has been shot dead in Londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident". | A journalist has been shot dead in Londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident". |
| 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. | Petrol bombs were also thrown at police Land Rovers. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the police were "treating the shooting as a terrorist incident" and a murder inquiry had been launched. | Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the police were "treating the shooting as a terrorist incident" and a murder inquiry had been launched. |
| 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. |
| One reporter who was at the scene said a gunman "came round the corner and fired shots indiscriminately towards police vehicles". | |
| "There were a number of houses with families - they had all spilled out on the street to see what was happening," added Leona O'Neill. | |
| "There were young people, there were children on the street, there were teenagers milling about and a gunman just fired indiscriminately up the street." | |
| Sinn Féin's vice-president Michelle O'Neill said she was "shocked and saddened at the tragic news", adding: "I unreservedly condemn those responsible for killing this young woman." | |
| DUP leader Arlene Foster tweeted: "Heartbreaking news. A senseless act. A family has been torn apart." | DUP leader Arlene Foster tweeted: "Heartbreaking news. A senseless act. A family has been torn apart." |
| The SDLP's Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan tweeted: "Just leaving Creggan, heartbroken and angry at the senseless loss of a young life. | |
| "Violence only creates victims, that's all it ever has done. The thoughts and prayers of our city are with the young woman's family and friends, may she rest in peace." | "Violence only creates victims, that's all it ever has done. The thoughts and prayers of our city are with the young woman's family and friends, may she rest in peace." |