Off-Duty Journalist Shot Dead During Northern Ireland Riot

Off-Duty Journalist Shot Dead During Northern Ireland Riot
Armed police stage at the scene of unrest in Creggan, Londonderry, in Northern Ireland, on April 18, 2019. Niall Carson/PA via AP
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BELFAST—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, April 19, said was likely the work of militant nationalists opposed to the British region’s 1998 peace deal.

Rioting erupted in the Irish nationalist Creggan area of the city late on Thursday following a raid by police, who said they were trying to prevent militant attacks planned for the weekend. At least 50 petrol bombs were thrown and two cars set on fire.