'Rising star': 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee shot dead during Londonderry riots
"Violent dissident republicans are planning attacks in this city and we were carrying out a search operation in Creggan," said Mr Hamilton.Media playback is unsupported on your deviceIt is understood police were attacked after carrying out searches in the Creggan area of Londonderry. Footage courtesy of Leona O'Neill
Rioting began at Fanad Drive in the city and more than 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police and two vehicles hijacked and set on fire. "I believe that this was orchestrated - orchestrated to a point that they just want to have violence and attack police," said Mr Hamilton.One reporter who was at the scene said a gunman"came round the corner and fired shots indiscriminately towards police vehicles".
"There were a number of houses with families - they had all spilled out on the street to see what was happening," added Leona O'Neill. "There were young people, there were children on the street, there were teenagers milling about and a gunman just fired indiscriminately up the street."
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