05/10/2021

Three Men Arrested In Connection With Lyra McKee Murder

Three men have been arrested in L'Derry in connection with the killing of journalist Lyra McKee.

Ms McKee (29) was shot dead as she observed rioting in L'Derry's Creggan estate in April 2019.

The men - aged 36, 39 and 45 – were arrested early this morning under the Terrorism Action and have been taken for questioning at Belfast's Musgrave Police Station.

Detectives investigating Ms McKee's murder have made a number of arrests in recent weeks, with a number of men being charged with a range of offences including murder and rioting.




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