Two men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, police have said.
The men, aged 18 and 19, were held by detectives from the Major Investigation Team and taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.
Ms McKee, 29, was shot in the head as she covered disturbances on the Creggan estate in Londonderry on Thursday evening and died later in hospital.The Police Service of Northern Ireland said a gunman fired shots towards police officers at about 11pm. Ms McKee, who had tweeted about the"absolute madness" in the area in the hours before she lost her life, was standing near a police 4x4 vehicle when she was wounded.
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