Three men shot in weekend gun attacks in Dublin

13/03/2006 - 08:14:22
Three men are recovering in hospital this morning after being shot during two separate incidents in Dublin over the weekend.

One of the victims, a 23-year-old man, was hit in the hand, leg and stomach after being targeted with a shotgun in the Finglas area on Saturday morning.

The incident is believed to have been drug-related.

Meanwhile, two Lithuanian men were also shot with a handgun at a house off the Navan Road on Saturday night.

One of the victims was shot in the hand and the other in the leg.

Reports this morning said gardaí believed the attack was carried out by an eastern European drugs gang.