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23/07/2001
Three injured in paramilitary-style attacks
Three men have been injured in separate paramilitary-style attacks in Northern Ireland over the weekend.
A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital in Craigavon with bullet wounds to his legs and hands. He was wounded in a paramilitary style shooting in the Legahory area of Craigavon at about 8pm on Sunday evening.
Earlier in Rathcoole, a 32-year-old man was attacked on the outskirts of Belfast around 6pm on Sunday. He is currently being treated in hospital and is suffering head, leg and arm injuries after six masked men beat him in the Ballyronan area of Rathcoole.
Meanwhile, later on Sunday night a 20-year-old man was attacked with a baseball bat around 12.30am in County Down. He was attacked at the rear of flats in the Parkhill area of Dromore, and is being treated in hospital for serious injuries to his leg and arms. (AMcE)
A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital in Craigavon with bullet wounds to his legs and hands. He was wounded in a paramilitary style shooting in the Legahory area of Craigavon at about 8pm on Sunday evening.
Earlier in Rathcoole, a 32-year-old man was attacked on the outskirts of Belfast around 6pm on Sunday. He is currently being treated in hospital and is suffering head, leg and arm injuries after six masked men beat him in the Ballyronan area of Rathcoole.
Meanwhile, later on Sunday night a 20-year-old man was attacked with a baseball bat around 12.30am in County Down. He was attacked at the rear of flats in the Parkhill area of Dromore, and is being treated in hospital for serious injuries to his leg and arms. (AMcE)
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