Man shot in Belfast attack

A man was treated in hospital tonight after a paramilitary style shooting in Belfast.

A man was treated in hospital tonight after a paramilitary style shooting in Belfast.

The 33-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the lower leg after he was attacked in an alleyway near Lord Street, off the Beersbridge Road.

Police said two masked men made off on foot after the incident, which happened around 9pm in the east of the city.

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