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| Couple are targeted in gun attack | Couple are targeted in gun attack |
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| A couple in their 20s have escaped injury in a gun attack on their house in north Belfast. | A couple in their 20s have escaped injury in a gun attack on their house in north Belfast. |
| Up to 10 shots were fired at the house in Jamaica Court just before 0300 GMT on Monday. | Up to 10 shots were fired at the house in Jamaica Court just before 0300 GMT on Monday. |
| It is understood up to three men armed with a rifle and a shotgun were involved in the incident. | It is understood up to three men armed with a rifle and a shotgun were involved in the incident. |
| Police, who have appealed for information, said a number of windows were damaged. A motive for the attack has not yet been established. | Police, who have appealed for information, said a number of windows were damaged. A motive for the attack has not yet been established. |
| The couple were in a back bedroom of the house when they heard four knocks on the front door. | |
| The man then went to a front room and saw the gunmen standing outside. | |
| The gang spotted him and started to fire shots at the house. | |
| Two young children, who would have normally been in the house, were spending the evening with their grandmother. | |
| The couple are understood to have been left badly shaken by their ordeal. |