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Man is shot in abdomen and legs Shooting victim undergoes surgery
(about 10 hours later)
A man in his 20s has been injured in a shooting in north Belfast. A man in his 20s has undergone surgery after being shot three times in a gun attack in north Belfast.
It is understood he was shot in the abdomen and legs at Brookfield Place in the Ardoyne area some time before 2130 BST on Thursday. He was shot in the abdomen and legs at Brookfield Place in the Ardoyne area some time before 2130 BST on Thursday.
He is being treated in hospital. Police are currently trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack, a spokesman said. Police are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack, and have appealed for witnesses.
Detectives are appealing for anyone who witnessed the attack or has any information to contact them. Father Gary Donegan of Holy Cross said that he had talked to the victim's father and offered the family support.
"The young man had received three wounds and the most serious one where the bullet had entered its side and was lodged in his abdomen," he said.
"Now he had remained conscious and spoken to his father but obviously the concern then was about making him stable before entering into an operation."