[new] Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement About Lyra McKee, Derry, (23 April 2019)[KEY_EVENTS] [Key_Issues] [Conflict_Background] PEACE: [Menu] [Summary] [Reading] [Background] [Chronology_1] [Chronology_2] [Chronology_3] [Articles] [Agreement] [Sources]
Text of [new] Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement About Lyra McKee, Derry, (23 April 2019)
"On Thursday night [18 April 2019], following an incursion on the Creggan by heavily armed British crown forces which provoked rioting, the IRA deployed our volunteers to engage. In the course of attacking the enemy Lyra McKee was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces, The IRA offer our full and sincere apologies to the partner, family and friends of Lyra McKee for her death. We have instructed our volunteers to take the utmost care in future when engaging the enemy, and put in place measures to help ensure this. Signed ... T O'Neill."
The statement from the [new] IRA was released to The Irish News newspaper on 23 April 2019. (It is not clear from the on-line edition of the paper if the above is the full text of the statement.)
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