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12/01/2004
Teenager shot in paramilitary-style attack
A 14-year-old boy has been treated in hospital following a paramilitary style shooting.
The boy was shot in the leg by a gang of men after being kidnapped in north Belfast at around 7.15pm on Friday night.
He was missing for around four hours before being seen by a passer-by who was able to contact emergency services.
The boy's mother said her son was in constant since the attack and that he was "getting pumped full of pain killers".
"His leg is just destroyed," she added.
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The boy was shot in the leg by a gang of men after being kidnapped in north Belfast at around 7.15pm on Friday night.
He was missing for around four hours before being seen by a passer-by who was able to contact emergency services.
The boy's mother said her son was in constant since the attack and that he was "getting pumped full of pain killers".
"His leg is just destroyed," she added.
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