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A man has been shot and injured in a gun attack in Londonderry. | A man has been shot and injured in a gun attack in Londonderry. |
Two masked men armed with shotguns entered a bookmakers' shop at Meenan Square at about 2100 GMT on Wednesday and told everyone to lie on the floor. | |
They then shot a 35-year-old man in both legs. He was taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
The gunmen then hijacked a silver Vauxhall Vectra in Dove Gardens. It was later found on fire in Creggan Heights. | |
SDLP councillor John Tierney said he was a neighbour of the victim's family. | |
"I was talking to the parents shortly afterwards and the mother was very distressed. | |
"At one point we thought we might have to get a doctor to her," he said. | |
Mr Tierney added: "The reaction in the Bogside is one of condemnation. | |
"People are saying they thought this was a thing of the past." | |
Sinn Fein assembly member Raymond McCartney said local people were horrified by the shooting. | |
"Like most people who live in Derry, my reaction is one of condemnation. | |
"These people do not represent anybody. | |
"These days are gone, and we do not want these people on our streets carrying out these types of shooting," he said. |
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