Man hurt in Co Antrim drive-by shooting

A man was injured last night in a drive by shooting in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.

A man was injured last night in a drive by shooting in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.

The victim was treated at the scene of the shooting in Main Street for a thigh wound and taken to hospital, however his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

A car was discovered on fire by police later in the town's Lisnagat Road.

A police spokeswoman said officers were not treating the incident as sectarian. A loyalist source dismissed claims the shooting was the result of a feud between rival factions.

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"This shooting was nothing to do with the Ulster Defence Association or Ulster Volunteer Force," he said.

"This incident was the result of a local problem and has no wider implications."

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