Man questioned over Belfast gun attack

A man has been arrested following a gun attack on a house in North Belfast today.

A man has been arrested following a gun attack on a house in North Belfast today.

A shot from what is believed to have been a shotgun was fired through a glass pane in the front door of a house at Silverstream Avenue shortly after 4am.

The occupants of the house escaped injury in the attack.

A short time later more shots were fired nearby in Silverstream Road. Police on duty in the area arrested a man and recovered a shotgun.

PA

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