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Number of shots fired through front door of flat

Police are now investigating a motive for the shooting.

A NUMBER OF shots were fired through the front door of a flat in west Belfast last night.

One man was in the house on Forfar Street when the shooting took place at around 10.30pm.

He was not injured in the incident and police are now investigating a motive for the shooting.

Officers are appealing for anyone who was in the area and who may have noticed any suspicious activity to contact detectives in Musgrave on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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