Youths shot in Neilstown attack

Two youths suffered shotgun wounds to the legs outside a south Dublin pub last night

Two youths suffered shotgun wounds to the legs outside a south Dublin pub last night. A man approached the teenagers in Neilstown shortly after 10 p.m. and fired two shots before fleeing in a stolen car. The vehicle was later abandoned.

The youths were taken to St James's and Tallaght hospitals where their conditions were described as comfortable. Gardai have not identified a motive for the attack.

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