Two injured in north Belfast shootings

Two men have been treated in hospital in the north following separate paramilitary-style punishment shootings in north Belfast…

Two men have been treated in hospital in the north following separate paramilitary-style punishment shootings in north Belfast last night.

A 19 year-old man was shot in the leg in the Garton Way area off the Whitehall Rd at around 11.45 last night.

It is understood the victim was dragged to waste ground where the shooting took place.

Earlier, a 49 year-old man was shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style punishment shooting in Tyndale Grove in north Belfast shortly after 9pm.

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The PSNI have appealed for witnesses to both incidents to come forward with any information they may have.