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Woman arrested in connection with murder of journalist Lyra McKee shot dead in Derry

A woman has been arrested in connection with Lyra McKee's murder.

The 29-year-old journalist was shot dead on Thursday night while covering riots in the Creggan area of Derry.

Ms McKee, who was from North Belfast but moved to Derry to live with partner Sara Canning, was rushed to Altnagelvin Hospital in the back of a police Land Rover but died shortly after, Belfast Live reports.

On Tuesday morning, police revealed a 57-year-old woman had been arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Lyra McKee poses outside the Sunflower Bar on Union Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland (JESS LOWE/EPA-EFE/REX)
Belfast Journalist Lyra McKee (JESS LOWE/EPA-EFE/REX)

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A PSNI spokeswoman said: "Major Investigation Team detectives have arrested a 57-year-old woman under the Terrorism Act in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee in Creggan in Derry/Londonderry on Thursday, 18th April. 

"She has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite."

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