Belfast man (19) shot three times in leg

A man (19) was shot three times in the leg in Belfast last night in what police are describing as a paramilitary-style shooting…

A man (19) was shot three times in the leg in Belfast last night in what police are describing as a paramilitary-style shooting.

The incident occurred when three men burst into the victim's home in the loyalist Mount Vernon Drive, off the Shore Road area of North Belfast, shortly before 9 p.m.

The victim was shot three times in the thigh, according to a spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. He was said to be recovering in hospital today.

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