Gang shoots man in hands, legs in Belfast

A man (22) has been shot in his hands and his thighs in a paramilitary-style punishment shooting in east Belfast last night.

A man (22) has been shot in his hands and his thighs in a paramilitary-style punishment shooting in east Belfast last night.

The victim was attacked by six masked men while walking along Coburg Street after 9 p.m. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

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