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Dissident republican group claims journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead 'accidentally' in Derry

Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead in Derry. Picture by Kevin Cooper, Amnesty, Press Association
CLAIRE SIMPSON
A dissident republican group has claimed that journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead "accidentally" during rioting in Derry last night. Saoradh claimed police were to blame for rioting in th[...]

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