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Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee

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Three men from Derry have been found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee. The twenty-nine-year-old from Belfast was shot in April two thousand nineteen while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Though the New IRA claimed responsibility for her death, according to The Guardian World, the jury acquitted all three defendants today.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jul/03/three-men-fo...

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