A Republican group from Northern Ireland has claimed the killing of journalist Lyra McKee and the cause is turning around

The New IRA, a dissident republican group fighting for the reunification of Ireland, has admitted its responsibility in the journalist's death Lyra McKee, victim of a gunshot since about Clashes in Londonderry. The crime has been cataloged by police authorities as a "terrorist attack".

According to the new IRA, the 29-year-old journalist died Thursday night, when "he was with the enemy forces", referring to the" heavily armed "security forces that" provoked "the riots that preceded the journalist's death.

Was Lyra McKee killed in the middle of a demonstration violent that was triggered by a police-led operation, with clashes in several properties, looking for firearms. According to the authorities, the agents were trying avoid possible attacks from dissidents Republicans commemorating the independence of the Republic of Ireland.

The shooting death of the journalist was a rise of violence in Northern Ireland and recalled the dark times of the conflict in this territory, which tore up this British province for three decades.

This conflict which pitted republican nationalists (Catholics), supporters of reunification of Irelandand the Unionists who defend the British crown (Protestants) left about 3,500 dead.

The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 put an end to the conflict imposing the withdrawal of British forces and the disarmament of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

In Northern Ireland, many observers believe that the perpetrators are young people who did not know the years of conflict and that have been manipulated.

"There is a dangerous radicalization of young people (…) by those who are linked and who revolve around New Anger," said the newspaper specializing in security issues The Irish Times.

An badysis that coincides with that of Commissioner Jason Murphy, responsible for investigating the death of Lyra McKee. "We are witnessing the emergence of a new type of terrorists"he warned Saturday.

In January, the explosion of a car bomb in Londonderry caused fears new wave of violence by paramilitary groups. After the attack, several packages containing explosive devices were found in buildings at London City and Heathrow airports, according to New Wrath.

For the murder of the journalist, the police of Northern Ireland has arrested three people.