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Man shot in both legs in attack | Man shot in both legs in attack |
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A man has been shot in both legs in a paramilitary-style attack in County Tyrone. | |
Four men went into a house at Lisnafin Park, Strabane, at 2300 BST on Monday. | Four men went into a house at Lisnafin Park, Strabane, at 2300 BST on Monday. |
They forced the 24-year-old man to go out into the garden where they shot him in both legs. | They forced the 24-year-old man to go out into the garden where they shot him in both legs. |
He was taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment. Police have appealed to anyone with information about the attack to contact them. | He was taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment. Police have appealed to anyone with information about the attack to contact them. |
Dissident republicans have been behind a series of similar shootings. |