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April 19, 2019

Journalist Lyra McKee Shot Dead Amid Northern Ireland Riots
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In Northern Ireland, a 29-year-old journalist was shot and killed
Thursday as violent protests erupted in an Irish nationalist section of
the city of Derry. Lyra Mc Kee was a rising star of investigative
journalism who published articles in The Atlantic, Mosaic Science and
Buzz Feed. Investigators say they're treating her death as a "terrorist
incident" and have launched a murder inquiry. The riots broke out after
a police raid that authorities said broke up a plot to stage attacks
this weekend. They came just hours after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
wrapped up a visit to Derry, where she led a congressional delegation
that marked the anniversary of the U.S.-brokered 1998 peace deal known
as the Good Friday Agreement.


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