A man has been the victim of a gun attack on a house in L’Derry.

The man, who is reported to be in his twenties, escaped injury after shots were fired through the front door and upstairs window of the property in the Hazelbank area at about 22:30 yesterday.

The SDLP’s Pat Ramsey has said police told him a shotgun was used in the incident.

Mr Ramsey said it is believed that the attackers first attempted to get into the house, but when they could not, they fired shots at the front door of the property.

He has condemned those responsible.

"On the day the entire island of Ireland is looking at Derry and reflecting in the glow of Lonely Planet stating that Derry is the fourth best city in the world to visit in 2013, we have people hell-bent on disrupting that positive image," he said.

"Those involved need to step aside and let the city's positive image shine through."

"I condemn this shooting wholly. The victims are distressed and shocked that this happened.

"These people need to step aside and let us get on with making that positive contribution. I urge anybody to pass whatever information they know about this to the police."

He added: "Derry cannot afford to have people running around with guns and firing them into people's homes."

(IT)