Man (20) shot in wrists and ankles

A 20-year-old man was shot in both ankles and wrists in a paramilitary-style shooting in Belfast yesterday morning.

A 20-year-old man was shot in both ankles and wrists in a paramilitary-style shooting in Belfast yesterday morning.

The incident occurred at about 10.40 a.m. in an alleyway adjacent to Almond Drive, Twinbrook, on the outskirts of east Belfast.

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