Four held in Belfast shooting investigation

Four men are being questioned in connection with a gun attack in North Belfast at about 6.30am today, in which one man was seriously injured.

Four men are being questioned in connection with a gun attack in North Belfast at about 6.30am today, in which one man was seriously injured.

Two men were arrested on terrorism charges, while the two others were arrested for attempted murder, and all are thought to be linked to the loyalist paramilitary feud in the city.

The arrests came after police were called to a disturbance in the Glenside Park area of north Belfast.

The victim was reportedly shot several times in the chest. Police recovered a firearm at the scene.

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