Police probe Antrim shooting incident

Police in Ballymena, Co Antrim are investigating whether an overnight shooting might have been racially motivated.

Sun, 10 Jul, 2011 - 16:00

Police in Ballymena, Co Antrim are investigating whether an overnight shooting might have been racially motivated.

During the incident, which happened shortly after 1am this morning, shots were fired at the rear of a house in the Larne Rd area of the town.

None of the four people in the house at the time were injured, but they were all shaken.

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