Derry teenager (16) injured in gang shooting

A teenager (16) was shot in an ankle last night in a paramilitary-style attack in Derry.

A teenager (16) was shot in an ankle last night in a paramilitary-style attack in Derry.

Armed and masked men burst into his home in the Carnhill area and threatened family members before dragging him into the garden and shooting him.

A police spokeswoman described all such paramilitary attacks as "utterly deplorable".

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