Three shot in North paramilitary-style attacks

Three men are recovering in hospital in Northern Ireland this morning suffering from gunshot wounds suffered in paramilitary-…

Three men are recovering in hospital in Northern Ireland this morning suffering from gunshot wounds suffered in paramilitary-style attacks.

Two men were shot in both legs in the Maypole Hill area of Dromore, Co Down, shortly before midnight.

Earlier, a man was shot in both legs during an attack at playing fields in Larne, Co Antrim.

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