DUP condemns Belfast shooting

The DUP has condemned a "punishment" shooting in east Belfast

The DUP has condemned a "punishment" shooting in east Belfast. A 22-year-old man was shot twice in the left leg on Wednesday night in an entry off Chamberlain Street by two masked men. The area's DUP MP, Mr Peter Robinson, expressed concern that such attacks in that part of the city were increasing.

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