2 year agoA crowd has turned out to the Creggan area of Derry after Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead last night, including @sinnfeinireland's Michelle O'Neill and @DUPleader.
2 year agoThe rioters then appear to have stolen two vehicles, a white van and a black car, and set them on fire at the junction of Fanad Drive and Central Drive.
2 year agoIt was after this that Lyra McKee was shot. A Facebook livestream appears to have filmed this event. You can hear shots, screams, and then the camera turns to point at a person lying on the ground next to a @PoliceServiceNI vehicle.
2 year agoThis appears to be a much more likely origin of the shots that killed Lyra.
Approx 10 shots fired by gunman in Londonderry
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar condemned the killing of Lyra McKee and said: "We cannot allow those who want to propagate violence, fear and hate to drag us back to the past."
An off-duty journalist was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry overnight, in what police on Friday said was likely the work of militant nationalists opposed to the British region’s 1998 peace deal.
2 year agoPolice say they believe the new IRA is behind a Londonderry "terror attack" in which a journalist was shot dead.
2 year ago29-year old journalist @LyraMcKee shot dead while covering Londonderry riots
2 year agoA journalist has been killed covering riots in Derry. Her name was Lyra McKee. She was 29. She recently signed a two-book deal with Faber, who called her a "rising star of investigative journalism". This is her last tweet, sent from the scene of the unrest.
A journalist, @LyraMcKee, has died tonight in what police are calling a terrorist incident in Londonderry
2 year agoPolice have Fanad Drive in Creggan cordoned off after what appears to be a shooting incident during rioting in Derry
2 year agoLarge crowd has gathered in Creggan Derry tonight as a major security operation is being carried out in Mulroy Gardens. Petrol bombs have been thrown at the end of the street
2 year agoMassive security operation happening in Mulroy Gardens in Creggan Derry tonight. A house search is being conducted. Army Technical Officers are also at the scene although the area is not cordoned off
EC-130H Hercules Compass Call - Electronic Attack aircraft
2 year agoDublin Fire Brigade:'Fireworks' from water hitting magnesium at a car fire last night. The magnesium reacts violently with water causing an explosion. Firefighters from Dun Laoghaire extinguished this fire last night.
2 year agoThree teenage boys - one aged 14 and two aged 15 - have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at Ivy Lane Primary School in Chippenham
A 'Tornado' team of riot-trained prison staff was placed on stand-by at Brook House immigration removal centre last night after disturbance involving around 20 detainees who apparently refused to follow staff instructions. Two climbed onto netting.
British Ambassador to the United Nations unveiled a new British draft resolution in the Security Council for a ceasefire between the warring parties near Tripoli.
USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint airborne SIGINT platform on mission
Downing Street spokesperson says PM is on a walking holiday in Wales with her husband Philip until Thursday.
The drone attack that caused chaos at Gatwick was carried out by someone with knowledge of the airport's operational procedures, the airport has said.Sussex Police said the possibility an "insider" was involved was a "credible line" of inquiry
USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint airborne SIGINT platform on mission
Embassy of Ukraine to the UK: Around 10 am on Saturday 13 April, the official vehicle of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom was deliberately rammed as it sat parked in front of the Embassy of Ukraine’s building. Police opened fire to stop suspect, he is apprehended. No one injured
Holland Park, Kensington, London: A resident of the Holland Park area said shots had been fired near Ukrainian Embassy from a car and then armed police had opened fire on a car in turn.
Shots have been fired by firearms officers in the Holland Park area of west London, the Metropolitan Police have said
2 year agoKensington : Crime scenes remain in place on HollandPark Road, W14 following reports of gunshots this morning. The area is close to both the Ukraine and Cameroon Embassies. Photo's: @KatayamaHiroaki
Met Police say that reports of "gunshots" near the Ukrainian Embassy in Holland Park occurred many hours ago. Social media posts indicate cordons are still in place.
2 year agoPolice line blocks off Holland Park Road W11 from both sides, meters away from Cameroon embassy. Ukrainian embassy is inside the blocked zone.
2 year ago10 or more gun shot in Hollandpark street and the street is blocked.
