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| Man shot in neck in Poleglass is taken to hospital | |
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| A man has been taken to hospital after being shot on Monday night. | A man has been taken to hospital after being shot on Monday night. |
| The shooting happened at Glenbawn Link in Poleglass at about 2040 BST. | |
| The 35-year-old man was shot in the neck by a man with a sawn-off shotgun. It is thought two shots were fired. The man was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening. | |
| Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the incident. | |
| Local Sinn Fein councillor Stephen Magennis said local residents told him that when the gunmen could not gain access to the house, they fired shots through the door at the man. | Local Sinn Fein councillor Stephen Magennis said local residents told him that when the gunmen could not gain access to the house, they fired shots through the door at the man. |
| He said children were playing in and around the area at the time of the shooting. | He said children were playing in and around the area at the time of the shooting. |
| 'Indiscriminately' | 'Indiscriminately' |
| "Clearly there was no regard for their health or safety at all," he said. | "Clearly there was no regard for their health or safety at all," he said. |
| "As far as I am aware the shots were fired indiscriminately through the door, so they had no idea where those bullets could have ended up, and there were children playing very close to where the shooting happened so they could have been injured." | "As far as I am aware the shots were fired indiscriminately through the door, so they had no idea where those bullets could have ended up, and there were children playing very close to where the shooting happened so they could have been injured." |
| Mr Magennis said there was "no clear motive at this stage". | Mr Magennis said there was "no clear motive at this stage". |
| "I've been speaking to local residents and nobody seems to have a clear motive of exactly why it happened," he said. | "I've been speaking to local residents and nobody seems to have a clear motive of exactly why it happened," he said. |
| "Things may become a bit more clear during the course of this morning." | "Things may become a bit more clear during the course of this morning." |