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| Man shot in attack critically ill | |
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| A man in his 20s is in a critical condition after being shot three times in north Belfast. | |
| 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. |
| Police are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack, and have appealed for witnesses. | Police are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack, and have appealed for witnesses. |
| Father Gary Donegan of Holy Cross said that he had talked to the victim's father and offered the family support as the man underwent surgery. | |
| "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. | "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." | "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." |