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A 19-year-old man has been shot in the legs after he was abducted in north Belfast. | |
Police said the man was bundled into a car in the Hillman Street area at about 1830 GMT on Wednesday. | Police said the man was bundled into a car in the Hillman Street area at about 1830 GMT on Wednesday. |
He was driven around for a short time before being taken to Carrigart Avenue in the west of the city where he was shot. | |
The man has been taken to hospital where his injuries are described as not life threatening. | |
Police have appealed for information on 0845 6008000. | |
Dissident republicans have been blamed for a spate of similar shootings across Northern Ireland in recent months. |