18/10/2004

Two men injured in separate shootings

A 19-year-old man has been treated in hospital for a gunshot wound to the right leg following a paramilitary-style shooting at the weekend.

The incident occurred at Armitage Close in east Belfast at around 10.15pm on Sunday.

Elsewhere, a 25-year-old man has been shot in the lower leg following a paramilitary-style shooting in north Belfast.

The incident occurred in an alleyway at the rear of Greenmount Place in the York Road area sometime before 7.30pm on Sunday.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact police on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

(MB/GMCG)

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