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Man is injured in city shooting | Man is injured in city shooting |
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A man has been injured in a shooting outside a bar in west Belfast. | |
The man was shot in the leg outside the Laurel Glen Bar on the Stewartstown Road in Twinbrook, just before 2100 BST. | |
He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in the city for treatment. He is understood to be in a stable condition. | He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in the city for treatment. He is understood to be in a stable condition. |
Police officers are at the scene and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. | |
Sinn Fein assembly member Jennifer McCann described the incident as worrying. | |
"We are saying to people in the area to remain calm," the West Belfast assembly member said. | |
"Our thoughts are with the victim at this time and his relatives." |