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| NI priest is shot in Johannesburg | NI priest is shot in Johannesburg |
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| A missionary priest originally from north Belfast has been shot in South Africa. | A missionary priest originally from north Belfast has been shot in South Africa. |
| Father Kieran Creagh, who works with Aids sufferers in Johannesburg, was attacked by robbers in the hospice he built. | Father Kieran Creagh, who works with Aids sufferers in Johannesburg, was attacked by robbers in the hospice he built. |
| He is now believed to be in a stable condition in hospital. | He is now believed to be in a stable condition in hospital. |
| Father Creagh's brother Liam said it was a traumatic experience. "Two men came in and they over-powered the guards," he said. | Father Creagh's brother Liam said it was a traumatic experience. "Two men came in and they over-powered the guards," he said. |
| "They went up to the apartment where he stays at the hospice and they rang the bell. | |
| "He thought it was a patient coming to get him. He opened the door and I think there was a bit of a struggle. | "He thought it was a patient coming to get him. He opened the door and I think there was a bit of a struggle. |
| "They fired two shots at least. One shot hit him in one of his lungs - and it is lodged there - and the other shot went through his arm." | "They fired two shots at least. One shot hit him in one of his lungs - and it is lodged there - and the other shot went through his arm." |