Police in Northern Ireland arrested two youths for the death of a reporter during the Londonderry riots

The North Irish Police announced this Saturday detention of two young people Gun death of a journalist Thursday evening at the age of 18 and 19 in the riots of the city of Londonderry, in northern Ireland.

Both men are detained under the anti-terrorism legislation and they were taken to a police station in Belfast for questioning, said the police in Northern Ireland (PSNI).

"We have already received a large number of calls and information," said one of the researchers, Jason Murphy, in a statement.

"People saw the gunman", he added." The answers to what happened (…) are in the local population. I ask people to do what is right for Lyra McKee, for her family and for the city of Londonderryand help us stop this madness. "

According to the Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Police, Mark HamiltonMcKee, 29 years old He was killed by the death of a man who opened fire on the agents that they intervened in the riots in the district of Creggan, where the vehicles of two agents were burned and where a hundred incendiary devices were launched.

The journalist died at the hospital as a result of her injuriesHamilton explained at a press conference in Londonderry, accusing "to violent Republican dissidents"and"most likely to the new IRA", one of the dissenting organizations of the historic Irish Republican Army.

According to the literary agency Janklow & Nesbit, who represented her, McKee was born in Belfast and has written extensively on the Northern Ireland conflict and its aftermath. Thursday night, he posted on Twitter a picture of what looked like a fight in Londonderry with the words "Totally amazing"

These violent episodes took place before the Easter weekend, during which Republicans celebrate the great independence uprising of 1916 against the British.

Located on the Irish border, Londonderry, dubbed Derry by Republicans who wish to become independent from the UK and join the Republic of Ireland, is renowned for "Bloody Sunday"of January 30, 1972.

That day, British soldiers opened fire on the participants during a peaceful march. killing 14 people at the height of the Northern Irish conflictwhich killed about 3,500 people in three decades.

In January, the explosion of a car bomb in Londonderry had already caused fears of a new outbreak of violence perpetrated by armed groups, while uncertainty reigned around the Brexit and the possibility of an attack. a return of police and customs at the border. between the British province and Ireland.

"The tragic murder of Lyra McKee last night is a reminder of the fragility of peace in Northern Ireland," wrote Twitter's European head of Brexit negotiations, Michel Barnier, on Twitter, urging "to work together to preserve the achievements of the agreement on Good Friday. "

(With information from AFP)