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Man shot in leg in ‘brutal attack’ in Antrim

Man shot in leg in ‘brutal attack’ in Antrim — The PSNI is appealing for information over a shooting incident in Newtownabbey in Co Antrim. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Wed, 25 Aug, 2021 - 07:39

Jonathan McCambridge, PA

A man has been shot in the leg in what police have described as a “brutal attack”.

Detectives are appealing for information following the incident in the Knockenagh Avenue area of Newtownabbey in Co Antrim on Tuesday evening.

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