Journalist Lyra McKee shot dead in Derry in April 2019 by New IRA terrorists
Ms McKee was shot dead at Creggan’s Fanad Drive on Thursday, April 18, 2019 by a teenage New IRA gunman.
In a statement on Tuesday morning, the PSNI said: “Detectives investigating the murder of Lyra McKee in Derry on April 18, 2019, have today arrested five men.
“The men – a 20-year-old, two 21-year-olds, a 41-year-old and a 54-year-old under (Section 41) of the Terrorism Act.
“They have been taken the serious crime custody suite at Musgrave Police Station for questioning.”
A number of men have been charged with the 29-year-old’s murder while observing orchestrated rioting in Creggan.
Police suspect a 18-year-old New IRA terrorist fired the fatal shot which struck Ms McKee to the head.
He later fled to Donegal and has since become a father.
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