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| Shots fired at police in Belfast for second night in a row | Shots fired at police in Belfast for second night in a row |
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| Police have come under gun attack in Belfast for the second night in a row. | Police have come under gun attack in Belfast for the second night in a row. |
| Officers escaped injury when they were fired at in west Belfast on Friday evening. | Officers escaped injury when they were fired at in west Belfast on Friday evening. |
| Police said two shots struck a PSNI Land Rover on patrol on the Suffolk Road between the Stewartstown and Glen Roads at 23:45 GMT. | Police said two shots struck a PSNI Land Rover on patrol on the Suffolk Road between the Stewartstown and Glen Roads at 23:45 GMT. |
| On Thursday evening, 10 shots were fired at police vehicles in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. | On Thursday evening, 10 shots were fired at police vehicles in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. |
| No-one was injured in either incident. | No-one was injured in either incident. |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information on the attack to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone with information on the attack to contact them. |
| The PSNI's West Belfast District Commander Ch Supt George Clarke condemned those behind the attack. | The PSNI's West Belfast District Commander Ch Supt George Clarke condemned those behind the attack. |
| "For the second night in a row, dedicated community police officers have found themselves under attack from terrorists," he said. | "For the second night in a row, dedicated community police officers have found themselves under attack from terrorists," he said. |
| "It is fortunate that we are not dealing with fatalities this morning and those responsible are to be utterly condemned for their evil and reckless actions. | |
| "These officers go out each day to serve this community and they should be free to do so without the threat of attack." | "These officers go out each day to serve this community and they should be free to do so without the threat of attack." |
| SDLP MLA for West Belfast Alex Attwood described the attacks as a "worrying trend". | |
| He called on those engaged in violence to stop and recognise the hurt they were causing the community. | |
| "This attack on the PSNI on patrol in west Belfast could have resulted in lose of life," he said. | |
| "I condemn this attempt to kill police officers. | |
| "Those engaged in this type of reckless violence are not advancing any political ideal, they are hurting the community they claim to represent." |