29/07/2003

Belfast man shot in paramilitary style attack

A man has been shot in the leg in a paramilitary style attack on the outskirts of Belfast. The shooting occurred in an alleyway close to Ballyduff Brae in Newtownabbey on Monday night.

Elsewhere, two teenage girls have escaped injury after they attacked during an attempted mugging in Coleraine last night. The girls were attacked by two teenage boys as they walked along Church Street in the town. One of the attackers placed a knife to the throat of one of the girls demanding money. However, they escaped empty handed.

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