Two teenage men have been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the killing of journalist Lyra McKee, BBC reported.

The teens, aged 18 and 19, were detained under the Terrorism Act.

As it was noted, 29-year-old McKee was shot as she was observing rioting in Londonderry on Thursday.

The riots broke out after raids in the nationalist Mulroy Park and Galliagh areas by police investigating dissident republican activity. McKee was standing by a police car with other journalists when she was shot dead. CCTV captured her final moments in the crowd and mobile phone footage showed the suspected gunman.

The police said that the gunman shot in the direction of police officers on Thursday, at 23:00 local time.