20/07/2007

Shots fired at house in West Belfast

Two shotgun blasts were fired at a house in West Belfast, just before 1am on Friday morning.

Three adults were inside the house in Creeslough Park in Lenadoon at the time of the attack but no-one was injured as the shots were fired through a living room window and a downstairs glass door.

A man wearing a dark tracksuit with white stripes and a dark balaclava was seen running away from the scene.

Police have appealed for information about the attack.

(SB/KMcA)

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