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Wednesday 24 april 2019

Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting

By GREGORY KATZ a response to the over-
Associated Press whelming public condem-
LONDON (AP) — The dra- nation of the shooting and
matic riot in Londonderry the nearly universal grief at
last week was starkly remi- McKee’s death.
niscent of the violence that The New IRA, which has
plagued Northern Ireland been increasingly violent in
for decades before the recent years, does not ac-
1998 peace agreement. cept the Irish Republican
The result was both tragic Army’s historic decision to
and familiar: the death of lay down its arms and pur-
a young journalist, appar- sue a political settlement,
ently hit by a stray bullet. a strategy that led to the
Here are answers to some signing of the 1998 Good
questions about the Thurs- Friday peace agreement.
day night riot: The New IRA believes chal-
HOW WAS THE JOURNALIST lenging the British pres-
KILLED? ence in Northern Ireland is
The riot started Thursday the best way to achieve its
evening, after police in longtime goal of a united
Northern Ireland moved Ireland.
into the Creggan housing ___
complex in Londonderry, WHERE IS THE POLICE INVES-
searching for weapons Police forensic officers at the scene in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Friday April 19, 2019, TIGATION NOW?
and members of dissident following the death of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee who was shot and killed during overnight Two teenagers were arrest-
groups. They were pelted rioting. ed in the case last week-
with gasoline bombs and Associated Press end but were released
other objects, and several building, fired shots at the struggles of growing up gay HER DEATH? without being charged. A
armored police cars were police and then took cov- in Belfast and about the A small group called the 57-year-old woman was ar-
set alight. er. No police were hit, but legacy of violence in North- New IRA admitted respon- rested under the Terrorism
The riot attracted a crowd a bullet struck 29-year-old ern Ireland. Her funeral is sibility Tuesday for the jour- Act on Tuesday morning
of residents and journal- journalist Lyra McKee in the scheduled for Wednesday nalist’s death and apolo- but has not been identified
ists. At one point, a gun- head, killing her. in Belfast. gized to McKee’s partner or charged. Police have
man wearing a balaclava McKee had been well ___ and family. The unusual not said what role she is sus-
stepped out from behind a known for writing about the WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR apology may be seen as pected of playing.q

France: Far-right claims surface for Macron’s ally

Associated Press — a students’ union linked to have been associated
PARIS (AP) — Nathalie Loi- to far-right movement GUD with these people.” Loi-
seau, who leads French — during elections held in seau’s political rivals swiftly
president Emmanuel Ma- 1984 at the Paris Institute of criticized Loiseau. Manon
cron’s party in the May Eu- Political Studies, also known Aubry, who heads the Eu-
ropean Union parliament as Sciences Po. Loiseau, ropean election campaign
elections, faced criticism who has focused on the for the left-wing France Un-
Tuesday after a report that fight against nationalism, bowed movement, joked
she featured on a list along- told Mediapart she had not that she was not surprised
side far-right candidates been aware at the time that Loiseau refuses to de-
at a student’s election 35 that the other candidates bate with the far-right can-
years ago. on the same list held far- didate “because it should
Mediapart reported Mon- right views. “If I had identi- remind her of her youth.”
day that the Former Euro- fied people from the GUD Loiseau later said on Twitter
pean Affairs minister ap- In this March 20, 2019 file photo, then French Minister of European on this list, obviously I would she found “revolting” sug-
peared in sixth position on Affairs Nathalie Loiseau gets into her car as she leaves the the have refused to appear gestions that she was close
the candidate list of UED weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. on it,” she said. “I regret to the far-right. q
Associated Press