Belfast gun attacks leave two men injured

A 19-year-old man was shot in both legs last night in a paramilitary-style attack in Newtownabbey in Belfast.

A 19-year-old man was shot in both legs last night in a paramilitary-style attack in Newtownabbey in Belfast.

The man was found at 7.15 p.m. at Deerfin Park in the Rathcoole estate area.

In a separate incident, a 16-year-old man was hospitalised with a gunshot wound to his leg.

He was found by ambulance staff in the Cavehill Road area in Belfast at about 9.30 p.m. last night.