New shooting in INLA conflict

Two men escaped injury when shots were fired at them in north Belfast yesterday morning

Two men escaped injury when shots were fired at them in north Belfast yesterday morning. The incident is believed to be related to the internal feud between INLA factions.

In what the RUC described as a "reckless murder attempt", a number of shots were fired from a car at Stratheden Street in the New Lodge area shortly before 9 a.m.

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