mo4ch:>New IRA claims responsibility for renowned journalist’s death in Northern Ireland | Mo4ch News
The self-styled New IRA has offered its “sincere apologies” to the family and friends of Lyra McKee, an investigative journalist shot and killed in a skirmish between police and nationalists in a Northern Irish city last Thursday.McKee was shot by a gunman while she was covering riots in Derry last week. The 29-year-old journalist, known for her work for the BBC, the Atlantic and Buzzfeed, was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and succumbed to her injuries shortly afterwards.In a statement carried by The Irish News on Tuesday, the New IRA claimed that it had not intended to kill the journalist, who, according to the group, got caught in crossfire during their clash with the security forces.Also on rt.comWoman shot dead in Northern Ireland was journalist who covered violence there for years“In the course of attacking the enemy Lyra McKee was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces,” the statement reads. “The IRA offer our full and sincere apologies to the partner, fami…