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Lyra McKee, 29, was a journalist from Northern Ireland, who was tragically killed, on 18th April 2019, whilst reporting on a confrontation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and rioting republican dissidents in the Creggan Estate, Londonderry.

Shots were fired indiscriminately into the crowd, and Lyra McKee was hit in the head, and subsequently died in hospital.

Two men aged 18 and 19 are now in police custody, after they were given up by the community.
The self proclaimed 'New IRA' issued this statement, drenched in crocodile tears:

'The Crown Forces have waged a campaign of oppression in Republican Derry, and the community has endured ongoing State Violence in the area, with deafening silence from the political establishment representatives in the area. Saoradh has not shied away from highlighting this, including attacks on our members.

The inevitable reaction to such an incursion was resistance from the youth of Creggan. The blame for last night lies squarely at the feet of the British Crown Forces, who sought to grab headlines and engineered confrontation with the community.

During this attack on the community, a Republican Volunteer attempted to defend people from the PSNI/RUC. Tragically a young journalist covering the events, Lyra McKee, was killed accidentally while standing behind armed Crown Force personnel and armoured vehicles.

This outcome is heartbreaking and we extend our sincerest sympathy to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased.'

Do the Irish Prime Minster, Limp Leo Varadkar, his deputy Simple Simon Coveney, and EU officials, such as Martin Selmayr, also deserve to shoulder some of the blame, for their incendiary and wholly unnecessary remarks and threats, over the Irish border in recent months?