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Northern Ireland police release teenagers arrested after journalist killing
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 21, 2019 / 4:06 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Northern Ireland police release teenagers arrested after journalist killing
BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday released without charge two teenagers arrested in relation to the killing of a journalist during a riot in Londonderry.
Lyra McKee, 29, an award-winning journalist who was writing a book on the disappearance of young people during decades of violence in Northern Ireland, was shot dead on Thursday as she watched Irish nationalist youths attack police following a raid.
“Two males, aged 18 and 19 ... have been released without charge,” the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement.
Reporting by Conor Humphries; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
Northern Ireland police release teenagers arrested after journalist killing
BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday released without charge two teenagers arrested in relation to the killing of a journalist during a riot in Londonderry.
Lyra McKee, 29, an award-winning journalist who was writing a book on the disappearance of young people during decades of violence in Northern Ireland, was shot dead on Thursday as she watched Irish nationalist youths attack police following a raid.
“Two males, aged 18 and 19 ... have been released without charge,” the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement.
Reporting by Conor Humphries; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nireland-violence/northern-ireland-police-release-teenagers-arrested-after-journalist-killing-idUSKCN1RX0OZ
