04/06/2002

Police treat shooting incident as attempted murder

Police are treating a gun attack on a house in east Belfast last night as attempted murder.

The incident occurred at around 9.25pm on Monday night when a shot was fired into the living room of a house in Enid Parade in the Upper Newtownards Road of east Belfast.

A man who was in the house at the time narrowly escaped injury.

Police have appealed for information about a white car that was seen driving away into the direction of Holland drive after the attack.

(AMcE)

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