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| Gunman fires shots in pub attack | Gunman fires shots in pub attack |
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| A gunman has fired a number of shots at a pub in Belfast city centre. | A gunman has fired a number of shots at a pub in Belfast city centre. |
| The incident happened at about 0100 BST outside Fibber Magee's bar in Blackstaff Square. | The incident happened at about 0100 BST outside Fibber Magee's bar in Blackstaff Square. |
| No-one was injured during the attack which was carried out by a masked man. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack to contact them. | No-one was injured during the attack which was carried out by a masked man. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack to contact them. |
| Bar spokesman Mark Mateer said shortly before the shooting happened a man, who had been refused admission, made "a threatening remark to a doorman". | Bar spokesman Mark Mateer said shortly before the shooting happened a man, who had been refused admission, made "a threatening remark to a doorman". |
| Door staff at Fibber Magee's had been threatened by a man | Door staff at Fibber Magee's had been threatened by a man |
| Mr Mateer added that the shooting occurred approximately 25 minutes later. | Mr Mateer added that the shooting occurred approximately 25 minutes later. |
| Alliance South Belfast Assembly member Anna Lo said it was a "very sinister incident". | |
| "This incident took place at a time in the evening when pubs would have been emptying, so a number of people many have been in the area when it happened," she said. | |
| A popular venue for traditional music, Fibber Magee's is attached to Robinsons, another landmark Belfast public house. | A popular venue for traditional music, Fibber Magee's is attached to Robinsons, another landmark Belfast public house. |