Journalist killed in Derry | Rebound of violence …

A journalist was gunned down Thursday night in a violent protest in Derry, Northern Ireland, in a case that the police in Northern Ireland considers a "terrorist incident".

The Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the North Irish Police, Mark Hamilton, explained at a press conference in Derry that the victim, Lyra McKee, had been killed by a man who had shot at the police when 39, an intervention in Creggan, where about fifty incendiary devices were launched police and two vehicles were burned.

"Unfortunately, at 11 pm on Thursday night, an armed gunman fired several shots at the police and a woman, Lyra McKee, 29, was injured," she said. The woman died at the hospital for her injuries, he said, claiming the perpetrators were "violent Republican dissidents" and "most likely the New IRA," a splinter group of the army. Irish Republican (IRA).

"Our hopes, dreams and incredible potential have been destroyed by this wild act," said partner Sara Canning, who said the LGBT cause had lost a "tireless defender". McKee was born in Belfast and has written extensively on the Irish conflict and its consequences. Thursday night, he posted on Twitter a picture that seems to be quarreling with Derry with the words "Totally Amazing".

"I was next to that woman when she fell next to a Land Rover," tweeted Belfast Telegraph journalist Leona O'Neill. "I asked for an ambulance for her but the police put her behind a vehicle and took her to the hospital where she died."

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday expressed her condolences to the family and said her death was "shocking and meaningless". His Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, expressed his "sadness" and "solidarity" with the people of Derry and the "community of journalists". The European Commission has condemned the violence and is convinced that "the British authorities will determine the exact circumstances of this tragic event". Arlene Foster, leader of the Northern Irish Trade Union Party DUP, denounced a "meaningless" act. "Those who carried guns on our streets in the 70s, 80s and 90s were wrong," he wrote about the conflict in Northern Ireland.

For three decades, these clashes between nationalist Republicans (Catholics), supporters of the reunification of Ireland and trade unionists loyal to the United Kingdom (Protestants), have made 3,500 dead.

The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein condemned these events "unreservedly" and called the journalist's death "an attack on the whole community, against the peace process and against the agreement". Good Friday ". This agreement, signed in 1998 to end the conflict, establishes that Sinn Fein and DUP share power in the British province.

Arlene Foster and Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein in Ireland, attended a public meeting in memory of Lyra McKee in Creggan in the afternoon. The clashes coincide with the Easter weekend, during which Republicans celebrate the 1916 Dublin uprising, which led to the proclamation of the Republic of Ireland on Easter Monday.

According to Saoradh, a far-left formation appearing under the name of the Revolutionary Republican Party of Northern Ireland, the "extremely armed" police raided Creggan homes at night to "attack the Republicans before commemorations ".

"The inevitable reaction of such an incursion was the resistance of the young people," Saoradh said in a statement. "The responsibility of last night is clearly up to the British Crown forces, who have drawn this confrontation with the community." Referring to the "tragic death of the journalist", the group presented their "condolences" to their loved ones.

On the other hand, the Norwegian Police Federation condemned the violence against the police. "There is absolutely no reason to attack colleagues in this way," Twitter wrote.

Meanwhile, the explosion of a car bomb in Derry has raised fears of a new wave of violence between paramilitary groups. Many voices have expressed concern that this increase in violence is due to the political tension created by Brexit.