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Man is injured in city shooting | Man is injured in city shooting |
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A man is in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a shooting outside a bar in west Belfast. | |
Trouble started in the Laurel Glen Bar on the Stewartstown Road in Twinbrook, just before 1900 BST, when the man was hit on the head with an iron bar. | |
The fight moved outside, where he was apparently shot in the leg. | |
Sinn Fein councillor Angela Nelson said she believed the trouble was linked to a feud between members of the Travelling community. | |
The victim was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in the city for treatment. | |
Police officers are at the scene and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. | 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. | 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 member said. | |
"Our thoughts are with the victim at this time and his relatives." | "Our thoughts are with the victim at this time and his relatives." |