Two arrested after killing of journalist in northern Ireland

Police in northern Ireland have arrested two young men in connection with the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee.

The police according to the tv station BBC and the news agency Reuters.

the 112 - 19. apr. 2019 - at. 13:21 29-year-old journalist shot and killed: 'Absolute madness'

The two detained are 18 and 19 years old. They are charged after terrorparagraffer, notify the police.

The 29-year-old Lyra McKee was hit by a shot, since late on Thursday night broke out in riots in Derry, which is officially called Londonderry.

McKee was taken to a hospital, but died of his injuries.

the Police believe that it was a stray bullet that took the life of the journalist.

Images from surveillance cameras have shown Lyra McKee stand in the crowd. The pictures, along with a recording from a mobile phone to bring the police on the trail of the alleged perpetrators, writes the BBC.

According to police, can the driving forces behind the disturbances on Thursday night may very well be the group The New IRA. It has in recent years been to get the old unrest to flare up with renewed force.

the Group consists supposedly of udbrydere from the IRA, Irish Republican Army, which has existed in many different editions since the irish war of independence in 1919-21.

the Killing has led to widespread condemnation in northern Ireland, where the late journalist recalls, " at the same time, with witnesses urged to come forward and tell what they know.

the Police refers to the killing as an act of terrorism, but calls at the same time, local political leaders to use their influence to put a damper on the belligerent fronts in the northern ireland conflict.

- We treat the case as a terrorist attack, and we have set a drabsundersøgelse in time, says police chief Mark Hamilton.

- It is not only the killing of a young woman, but an attack on all residents of our city.