Abduction and shooting in Belfast

A 39-year-old man was in hospital last night in Belfast after being abducted by a gang of masked men and shot

A 39-year-old man was in hospital last night in Belfast after being abducted by a gang of masked men and shot. The paramilitary-style shooting was not a sectarian attack, according to the RUC.

The victim was abducted while walking in the loyalist area of Newtownabbey shortly before 10 p.m. He was taken to the Rathcoole, where he was shot in the right leg.