Woman (29) shot dead in Derry amid rioting in the city
“We are treating this as a terrorist incident,” he said.Petrol bombs were also thrown at police Land Rovers during rioting in the Fanad Drive area of the city and a hijacked van and car were set on fire.In a Facebook post, Emmet Doyle said he witnessed the young woman being shot.“A masked figure stopped at the bottom of the road and fired shots up towards the Land Rovers.
“A family has been torn apart,” she said. “Those who brought guns onto our streets in the 70s, 80s and 90s were wrong. It is equally wrong in 2019.”“My thoughts are also with the brave officers who stood in defence of their community.”Writing on Twitter, she said: “I was standing beside this young woman when she fell beside a police Land Rover tonight in Creggan #Derry.
The unrest comes ahead of the Easter weekend where republicans mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a time when dissidents are traditionally active.“I am shocked and saddened at the tragic news that a young woman has been shot dead by so-called dissidents,” she said.
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