Loyalists linked to gun attack on man

A man was being treated in hospital yesterday after being shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style "punishment" attack in Co Antrim…

A man was being treated in hospital yesterday after being shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style "punishment" attack in Co Antrim.

The man (35) was found in a lane near a railway line in Greenisland at 11.15 p.m. on Tuesday. It is believed loyalists were responsible.

Detectives are investigating a fire at Beechmount community centre and social club in Belfast. The first floor of the building at Mica Drive was destroyed in the fire, which was discovered at 5.30 a.m. yesterday.

Meanwhile, six police officers were injured when a stolen car rammed two RUC vehicles in west Belfast on Tuesday night. The officers and two other men were injured when the car collided with a police Land-Rover before hitting railings near the bus terminal on Glen Road.

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The car was involved earlier in a crash with another RUC vehicle at Hannahstown Hill. Stones and bottles were later thrown at police on Glen Road by local youths, a police spokesman said.