Two held in connection with Belfast gun thefts

Two men were questioned today by police investigating the theft of legally-held guns in west Belfast.

One man was shot in the leg when he refused to hand over a weapon in the Suffolk Road area last night, police said.

Less than an hour later three men forced a householder to hand over guns at a house in Ballymurphy.

A police spokesman said two men, aged 34 and 30, were detained near the Whiterock Leisure Centre. A car was also recovered.