26/04/2004

Children escape injury in shooting

Four people and two children have escaped injury after gun shots were fired at a house in east Belfast early this morning.

Four shots were fired through the living room window of the house in Glenlea Park at around 1am.

It is not known the reason for the attack.

Commenting on the incident, East Belfast UUP MLA Michael Copeland said: "People must not be allowed to take the law into their own hands.

"While I don't know the specific circumstances surrounding this incident, I do know that such incidents damage the local, national and international reputation of East Belfast."

(MB)

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