A man found shot dead on the outskirts of Londonderry was stripped and had his hands tied, Foyle assembly member Martina Anderson has said.

His body was discovered on Braehead Road, near the Irish border on the road to Letterkenny, at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. Police are at the scene.

Ms Anderson said the attack bore the hallmarks of a paramilitary-style killing.

"Let those who are responsible come out and tell us," the MLA added.

"The vast majority of people in Derry would absolutely condemn what has happened here in their city."

"There is no place for this in our society.

"We all want the gun taken out of our community, we are absolutely disgusted with what happened last night, how dare they."

Father Stephen McLaughlin said it was a "chilling scene".

"A man was murdered on a quiet country road in the darkness of night.

"It's something that's hard to take in, there's just a feeling of complete revulsion, you feel sick to the pit of your stomach," he said.

SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan said: "I totally and absolutely condemn this brutal and crude murder, which is a throwback to the very worst of our past."

A forensic examination of the scene, which has been cordoned off, is under way.

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