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21/02/2002
Man injured in paramilitary style attack
A man has been injured in a paramilitary style attack in Belfast.
The man was shot in the wrist in the attack which happened at about 9.30pm on Wednesday February 20. The incident happened in an alleyway between the New Lodge Road and Strateden Street in the north of the city.
Meanwhile the police have found what they believe to be two pipebombs in separate searches. The first device was found following an alert on the Fallylea Road in County Londonderry.
The main Derry to Belfast road at the Glenshane Pass was closed for some time on Wednesday following telephone warnings that bombs had been left in the area.
The second device was discovered on the A29 Moneymore to Cookstown Road in County Tyrone. A number of items have been removed for further examination.
(AMcE)
The man was shot in the wrist in the attack which happened at about 9.30pm on Wednesday February 20. The incident happened in an alleyway between the New Lodge Road and Strateden Street in the north of the city.
Meanwhile the police have found what they believe to be two pipebombs in separate searches. The first device was found following an alert on the Fallylea Road in County Londonderry.
The main Derry to Belfast road at the Glenshane Pass was closed for some time on Wednesday following telephone warnings that bombs had been left in the area.
The second device was discovered on the A29 Moneymore to Cookstown Road in County Tyrone. A number of items have been removed for further examination.
(AMcE)
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