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29/01/2018
Two Men Injured In Separate Shooting Attacks In Belfast
Two men have been seriously injured in separate shooting attacks in Belfast on Sunday, 28 January.
A 41-year-old man was shot in both legs and an arm in the Divismore Park area of Ballymurphy in west Belfast.
Elsewhere, a 26-year-old man was shot in the legs in the Upper Meadow Street area in north Belfast.
Both men are receiving hospital treatment.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey condemned the shooting of a man in the Ballymurphy area.
He said: "These gruesome, anti-community and violent attacks must stop immediately.
"Anyone with information about this attack should bring it forward to the police."
Sinn Féin Councillor JJ Magee said: "These brutal attacks have a damaging impact on our entire city and must stop immediately."
SDLP Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon MLA said: "These savage attacks are carried out by cowardly gangs seeking to coerce and control our communities through fear and violence. To stand up to it we must all break the silence that allows these people to get away with it. These brutal attacks were unjustifiable in the past. They are unjustified now. To help stop these attacks people must come forward with information to the police."
(CD/MH)
A 41-year-old man was shot in both legs and an arm in the Divismore Park area of Ballymurphy in west Belfast.
Elsewhere, a 26-year-old man was shot in the legs in the Upper Meadow Street area in north Belfast.
Both men are receiving hospital treatment.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey condemned the shooting of a man in the Ballymurphy area.
He said: "These gruesome, anti-community and violent attacks must stop immediately.
"Anyone with information about this attack should bring it forward to the police."
Sinn Féin Councillor JJ Magee said: "These brutal attacks have a damaging impact on our entire city and must stop immediately."
SDLP Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon MLA said: "These savage attacks are carried out by cowardly gangs seeking to coerce and control our communities through fear and violence. To stand up to it we must all break the silence that allows these people to get away with it. These brutal attacks were unjustifiable in the past. They are unjustified now. To help stop these attacks people must come forward with information to the police."
(CD/MH)
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