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27/09/2002
Man injured in east Belfast lunch-time shooting
A man has been shot and slightly wounded in a gun attack in east Belfast.
The shooting occurred at 1.30pm and took place when the man was working on a car in a garage on the Isoline Street off the Castlereagh Road in Belfast.
The gunman, with what witnesses described as a scarf tied around his face, approached the man and fired several shots.
It is understood that the victim of the attack was struck and received a minor wound in the back by a bullet that may have ricocheted off the vehicle.
The area was cordoned off by security forces who are examining the scene.
(SP)
The shooting occurred at 1.30pm and took place when the man was working on a car in a garage on the Isoline Street off the Castlereagh Road in Belfast.
The gunman, with what witnesses described as a scarf tied around his face, approached the man and fired several shots.
It is understood that the victim of the attack was struck and received a minor wound in the back by a bullet that may have ricocheted off the vehicle.
The area was cordoned off by security forces who are examining the scene.
(SP)
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