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28/08/2002
Court appearance for attempted murder accused
A 41-year-old man charged with eight counts of attempted murder is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court today.
The charges relate to a shooting incident in Cooke Street, in the lower Ormeau Road area of south Belfast in July of this year.
Eight adults and four children escaped injury when the driver of a car fired several shots from a handgun outside a house in the area.
(KMcA)
The charges relate to a shooting incident in Cooke Street, in the lower Ormeau Road area of south Belfast in July of this year.
Eight adults and four children escaped injury when the driver of a car fired several shots from a handgun outside a house in the area.
(KMcA)
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