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05/06/2002
Man has both legs broken in vicious attack
A man has had both his legs and his hand broken in a paramilitary style beating in County Armagh last night.
The 26-year-old man was at his home in the Forest Park area of Dromintee when he was dragged away by a gang of six hooded men at around 10.40pm.
He was then beaten with nail-studded sticks and suffered two broken legs and a broken hand. He was dumped about an hour later in Jonesboro.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man was shot in a paramilitary style attack in Monkstown around midday yesterday.
The victim was bundled into a white van by two masked men at shops in the Greenisland area.
He was then driven to an area at the back of shops in Monkstown where he sustained a gunshot wound to his right calf.
(AMcE)
The 26-year-old man was at his home in the Forest Park area of Dromintee when he was dragged away by a gang of six hooded men at around 10.40pm.
He was then beaten with nail-studded sticks and suffered two broken legs and a broken hand. He was dumped about an hour later in Jonesboro.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man was shot in a paramilitary style attack in Monkstown around midday yesterday.
The victim was bundled into a white van by two masked men at shops in the Greenisland area.
He was then driven to an area at the back of shops in Monkstown where he sustained a gunshot wound to his right calf.
(AMcE)
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