Teenager and man shot in Belfast

A teenager and a man were shot in separate paramilitary style shootings in Belfast tonight.

A 17-year-old was shot in the leg when he was confronted by two masked men in the Conway Street area in the north of the city, said a police spokesman.

At around the same time a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg in a similar attack in the Tullycarnet area in East Belfast.

Both victims were taken to hospital for treatment to injuries which were not believed to be life threatening.