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| Man beaten in 'sectarian' attack | Man beaten in 'sectarian' attack |
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| A 27-year-old man has been assaulted by a masked gang at his home in Belfast. | A 27-year-old man has been assaulted by a masked gang at his home in Belfast. |
| Up to five men, one of them believed to have been carrying a gun, forced their way into the man's Newtownbreda Road flat at about 2030 GMT on Monday. | Up to five men, one of them believed to have been carrying a gun, forced their way into the man's Newtownbreda Road flat at about 2030 GMT on Monday. |
| They then tied up and beat him before ransacking the property. The man was then dragged into the garden where he was further assaulted. | They then tied up and beat him before ransacking the property. The man was then dragged into the garden where he was further assaulted. |
| The man's father, who lives next door but was out at the time, said they both believe the attack was sectarian. | The man's father, who lives next door but was out at the time, said they both believe the attack was sectarian. |
| He also said they are preparing to move out of the area. | He also said they are preparing to move out of the area. |
| The gang who carried out the attack made off in a silver Mercedes car. | The gang who carried out the attack made off in a silver Mercedes car. |
| 'Alarming' | |
| Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey said: "What makes this particular attack all the more alarming is the belief that this attack was sectarian and the fact that one of the men who participated in the attack is believed to have been armed with a handgun. | |
| "This type of attack has no place in our community and I would call upon anybody with information about this incident to contact the PSNI." |