Northern Irish police arrest man over Lyra McKee murder

Northern Irish police arrest man over Lyra McKee murder

Police investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland have arrested a 46-year-old man under counter-terrorism legislation, broadcaster Sky News reported on Thursday.

McKee’s killing in April by an Irish nationalist militant during a riot in the city sparked outrage in the province where a 1998 peace deal mostly ended three decades of sectarian violence that cost the lives of some 3,600 people, Reuters reports.