'New IRA' claims it shot police officer in Belfast

A group calling itself the new IRA has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on a Northern Ireland police officer, according to reports.

'New IRA' claims it shot police officer in Belfast

A group calling itself the new IRA has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on a Northern Ireland police officer, according to reports.

The community officer, aged in his 20s, was hit three times in the arm with bullets from a high velocity rifle which sprayed a busy petrol station in North Belfast on Sunday night.

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