Lyra McKee: Two Men Arrested Over Murder Of Journalist In Northern Ireland Released Without Charge

Police say some people are "scared to come forward".
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Two men arrested over the shooting of journalist Lyra McKee have been released without charge.

The journalist and published author, 29, died after she was shot in the head during a riot in Londonderry.

The two men, aged 18 and 19, had been arrested under the Terrorism Act.

A gunman aiming to kill police hit her after firing indiscriminately during disturbances in the Creggan estate.

Police have been attributing the violence and the killing to the New Irish Republican Army, a militant republican group formed from the merger of several splinter groups.

Detective superintendent Jason Murphy of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “We have received very positive support from the community but we need to convert this support into tangible evidence that will enable us to bring Lyra’s killers to justice.

“I know there will be some people who know what happened but are scared to come forward but if you have information, no matter how small, please contact detectives.”

Miss McKee’s funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast, a funeral notice confirmed.

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