North Belfast, Funeral of Loyalist feud victim
A 34-year-old man is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds to both wrists and both ankles, following a paramilitary-style shooting in South Armagh. The victim was in a car with his girlfriend when four masked men pulled him out, then beat him and shot him. The incident happened shortly after 6pm today in the village of Meigh halfway, between Newry and Forkhill.
Meanwhile, several hundred mourners attended the funeral in North Belfast of a prominent Loyalist, Tommie English, who was shot dead on Tuesday night as part of the continuing paramilitary feud. Four people from the area have been killed within the past week. Four masked men wearing paramilitary uniform walked alongside the coffin as it left the home of Mr English's mother.
