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 gardaĆ­ believed the attack was carried out by an eastern European drugs gang.


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