Man injured in Belfast paramilitary-style attack

A man is recovering in a Belfast hospital after an overnight paramilitary-style attack in the city.

A man is recovering in a Belfast hospital after an overnight paramilitary-style attack in the city.

The man (42) suffered gunshot wounds to his arms and legs in the attack.

The attack is understood to have happened shortly after 3 a.m. when armed and masked men forced entry into a house on Kimberly Street.

The man was shot twice in each leg and once in the arm.

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