New IRA apologizes for journalist's death

[TomSea]

New IRA apologizes for journalist's death

April 23 (UPI) -- A paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a journalist during rioting in Northern Ireland.

In a statement to the Irish Times on Monday, the new IRA said, "In the course of attacking the enemy, Lyra McKee was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces."

McKee, 29, was standing near a police vehicle during rioting April 18 in the town of Londonderry, also referred to as Derry, when she was struck by a bullet shot by a member of the Irish nationalist group at the police.

Read more at: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/04/23/New-IRA-apologizes-for-journalists-death/9851555992617/?ts_=7

See article, the death of this journalist has been a big deal over there. It will be interesting where this goes. At first, I just hear "Nationalists fired bullets" with no idea as to whom they meant. 

[Sanguine]

Yeah, apologies are great and all, but you can't bring back dead people.