28/04/2003
Man recovering in hospital following paramilitary-style attack
A 23-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style attack in Co Down.
The incident happened at around 1.30pm on Saturday on the Abbotts Road in Newtownards.
Police said the victim had tried to run away when he saw four men pull up alongside him in a red Ford Escort car.
They then gave chase and forced the man to the ground before shooting him in the right leg.
Elsewhere, police are appealing for information after two valuable shotguns were stolen from a house in Saintfield, Co Down.
The incident happened on the Monlough Road between 11am and 2pm on Friday.
(MB)
The incident happened at around 1.30pm on Saturday on the Abbotts Road in Newtownards.
Police said the victim had tried to run away when he saw four men pull up alongside him in a red Ford Escort car.
They then gave chase and forced the man to the ground before shooting him in the right leg.
Elsewhere, police are appealing for information after two valuable shotguns were stolen from a house in Saintfield, Co Down.
The incident happened on the Monlough Road between 11am and 2pm on Friday.
(MB)
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