Two men injured in Co Down shooting

Two men are recovering in hospital after being hurt in a paramilitary-style shooting in Co Down.

Two men are recovering in hospital after being hurt in a paramilitary-style shooting in Co Down.

Loyalist paramilitaries are suspected of shooting the two men, who are both in their 30s, in a field at Ballyreagh Road, Newtownards, yesterday evening.

One was hit in both knees and the other in one leg but neither of their conditions was believed to be serious.

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