Belfast postal worker shot dead

A man has died in hospital after a shooting in North Belfast.

The 20-year-old was shot as he arrived to work in the Barna Square Postal Sorting Office in Rathcoole at around 4.45am this morning.

The man was hit a number of times after being approached by two masked gunmen.

The victim was rushed to hospital where he died a short time later.

The two gunmen escaped in a green Renault car which was abandoned and set alight a short distance away at Glynn Park.