Belfast pensioner in custody after being shot by baton round

A pensioner shot twice with police baton rounds after allegedly refusing to drop a suspected firearm remained in custody tonight.

Sun, 16 Nov, 2008 - 19:02

A pensioner shot twice with police baton rounds after allegedly refusing to drop a suspected firearm remained in custody tonight.

The 75-year-old man required hospital treatment for minor injuries after the incident in the Ballybean estate in east Belfast in the early hours of this morning.

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