Three hurt in Belfast paramilitary-style attacks

Three men are in hospital in the North this morning after paramilitary-style attacks in north Belfast last night.

Three men are in hospital in the North this morning after paramilitary-style attacks in north Belfast last night.

In the first attack two men aged 39 and 21 were treated for gunshot wounds to the leg after they were shot in the Parkmount area of Greencastle in the northern outskirts of the city.

In a separate incident, a 23-year-old man was shot in the left leg at 7 p.m. last night in the Rathcoole estate.

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Patrick  Logue

Patrick Logue

Patrick Logue is Digital Editor of The Irish Times