The New IRA admitted responsibility for the slaying of Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee in a letter to local media late Monday.
Journalist Lyra McKee was shot and killed when guns were fired during clashes with police April 18 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
"In the course of attacking the enemy Lyra McKee was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces," the militant group said in a statement provided to the Irish News, which was verified using a recognized code word."The IRA offer our full and sincere apologies to the partner, family and friends of Lyra McKee for her death."
The unrest in the city came just before the Easter weekend, when republican dissidents, who want to reunify Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, traditionally mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Uprising against British rule."On Thursday night, following an incursion on the Creggan by heavily armed British crown forces which provoked rioting, the IRA deployed our volunteers to engage," it said.
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