{"id":6915,"date":"2019-04-21T09:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2019-04-21T09:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:42:41","slug":"free-derry-corner-repainted-after-lyra-mckee-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915","title":{"rendered":"Free Derry Corner Repainted After Lyra McKee Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.42439086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.42439086.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.42439086-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The landmark Free Derry Corner has been repainted to reflect revulsion felt at the killing of Lyra McKee.<\/p>\n<p>The famous civil rights-era slogan on a gable wall is regularly altered to reflect community sentiment in the Bogside estate in Derry.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s Catholic bishop has said the nationalist community needs to be liberated from dissident republicans blamed for Miss McKee\u2019s shooting on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>A message at Free Derry Corner said: \u201cNot in our name, RIP Lyra\u201d with a heart painted beside it.<\/p>\n<p>Police have arrested two teenagers they suspect are members of the dissident republican New IRA involved in shooting the young journalist in the head.<\/p>\n<p>A gunman aiming to kill police hit the 29-year-old. He fired indiscriminately during disturbances in the Creggan estate.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Donal McKeown told BBC Radio Ulster\u2019s Sunday Sequence program: \u201cThe one liberation they require in that community is liberation from Saoradh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saoradh, translating to liberation in Irish, is a grouping which has the support of the dissident republican group the New IRA.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop McKeown added: \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be labored with a reputation that comes from a small group that represents a small number of people but is actually a danger to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Floral tributes have been piling up at the lamppost where Miss McKee fell, including one written to \u201cbeautiful Lyra\u201d from her partner Sara Canning.<\/p>\n<p>A close friend said her death leaves a void which will never be filled, but she hopes it will bring an end to gun violence in the city and meet the expectations of the victim\u2019s peace process generation.<\/p>\n<p>A new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks in Northern Ireland, the detective leading the hunt for her killers has said.<\/p>\n<p>Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said terrorists are lurking in the shadows, frightening and holding to ransom those they claim to represent.<\/p>\n<p>He said there has been a sea-change in community attitudes towards the gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>The New IRA is an amalgam of armed groups opposed to the peace process and it recently claimed responsibility for parcel bombs sent to London and Glasgow in March.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Murphy conceded there remains fear of reprisals from the shadowy gunmen for giving information to police.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley was among those signing a book of condolence opened at the city\u2019s Guildhall, describing her death as a \u201ctragic loss\u201d of one with such potential.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the violence was orchestrated in response to an earlier search by officers aimed at averting imminent trouble associated with this week\u2019s anniversary of the Easter Rising.<\/p>\n<p>Around 50 petrol bombs were thrown in the confrontation and two cars were burned out.<\/p>\n<p>Former US president Bill Clinton, whose administration played an integral peace process role, and the EU\u2019s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier are among those to condemn the violence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6915\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-6915\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-6915\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6915\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The landmark Free Derry Corner has been repainted to reflect revulsion felt at the killing of Lyra McKee. 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