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| Gun attack 'was attempted murder' | |
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| The attack happened around 2300 BST on Thursday | The attack happened around 2300 BST on Thursday |
| Police are treating a gun attack in north Belfast as attempted murder. | |
| A 26-year-old man is in a stable condition after he was shot at Ballymoney Street off the Oldpark Road at about 2300 BST on Thursday. | |
| Three men went into a house and shot him, wounding him in the upper body. | |
| He was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for treatment. The victim was initially in a critical condition but is now stable. | |
| Councillor Danny Lavery, Sinn Fein, knows the victim's family. | Councillor Danny Lavery, Sinn Fein, knows the victim's family. |
| "Apparently they rapped the door and he came to the door and they shot him. He is critically ill in hospital. | "Apparently they rapped the door and he came to the door and they shot him. He is critically ill in hospital. |
| "We thought this kind of thing was all over. It is about time everybody got rid of their guns," he said. | "We thought this kind of thing was all over. It is about time everybody got rid of their guns," he said. |
| Police are investigating a motive for the shooting. They have appealed for information. |