Man injured in Belfast shooting

A man (23) was shot in the leg last night in north Belfast.

A man (23) was shot in the leg last night in north Belfast.

The victim was allegedly bundled into a small red van on Ardoyne Avenue by two masked men and driven to Highbury Gardens.

His attackers are believed to have escaped along Berwick Road. The incident was reported to police shortly after 7.30pm.

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