A 27-year-old man is being questioned over the 2019 murder of a journalist during Easter weekend riots.
The New IRA oppose a 1998 peace accord that largely ended sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland.Ms McKee's death sparked an outpouring of emotion in a region which had experienced bloodshed over many decades.the New IRA issued a statement admitting one of its members shot Ms McKee when they opened fire towards police.Ms McKee's death was condemned at the time by both Irish Catholic nationalist and pro-British Protestant unionist politicians.
The 29-year-old was named Sky News Young Journalist of the Year in 2006 and was writing a book on the disappearance of young people during the violence in Northern Ireland.
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