Police have arrested two more men over the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead while covering a riot in Londonderry in 2019.

However two other men charged last week in connection with the killing have been granted bail.

The Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) said two men, aged 24 and 29, were arrested in the city earlier today and have been detained under the Terrorism Act.

Lyra, 29, was killed while standing near a police officer while observing an anti-police riot in the city when she was struck by a bullet fired by a masked gunman.

Three men have already been charged with the murder on April 18, 2019, two of them last Friday.

However those two have now been granted bail and ordered to return to Bishop Street Court House in Londonderry on 7 October.

The two men, Gearoid Cavanaugh, 33, and Jordan Devine, 21, were also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life.

A prosecuting lawyer said the police case was that the two men were with the gunman who fired the shot that killed McKee.

Lyra, pictured, worked as a freelance for numerous titles including the Belfast Telegraph.

The self-claimed New IRA group, a small paramilitary group that opposes Northern Ireland´s peace process, has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying its members shot the journalist by accident while firing at police.