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The Guardian view on Lyra McKee’s murder: she should have been the future | Editorial

The death of a young journalist at the hands of dissident republicans is a tragedy linked to the province’s ongoing political crisis
Journalist Lyra McKee. ‘That a young life has been cut short should remind politicians on all sides that the Good Friday agreement cannot be taken for granted.’ Photograph: Family handout/PA

The murder of the 29-year-old Northern Irish journalist and author late last night is a tragedy for those who knew her. But her shooting, during rioting in Derry, is of political as well as terrible personal significance. There could hardly be a starker warning that while the Troubles may have officially ended with the Good Friday agreement 21 years ago, the risk

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