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Northern Ireland

22-year-old arrested after shots fired at empty parked car

The PSNI said that two windows of the car were damaged in the shooting but there were no injuries.

A 22-YEAR-OLD MAN has been arrested after a shooting incident in Belfast last night.

A number of shots were fired at a parked Peugeot 206 on Oceanic Avenue shortly after 9.50pm. No-one was in the car at the time.

The PSNI said that two windows of the car were damaged in the shooting but there were no injuries.

The 22-year-old was arrested in the area shortly after the incident. The PSNI said he is helping police with their inquiries.

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