{"id":394929,"date":"2019-02-02T07:38:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T06:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/2-men-shot-in-paramilitary-style-attacks-in-n-irish-city-targeted-in-latest-ira-car-bomb-blast-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-02-02T07:38:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T06:38:21","slug":"2-men-shot-in-paramilitary-style-attacks-in-n-irish-city-targeted-in-latest-ira-car-bomb-blast-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/2-men-shot-in-paramilitary-style-attacks-in-n-irish-city-targeted-in-latest-ira-car-bomb-blast-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men shot in \u2018paramilitary style attacks\u2019 in N.Irish city targeted in latest IRA car bomb blast \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two people have been shot in separate attacks in the North Irish city of Londonderry, police reported. The city on the border with Ireland was the scene of a car bombing last month that was claimed by radical nationalists.<\/p>\n

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The victims, reported to be men in their 30s, were treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to a hospital for further treatment.<\/p>\n

Witnesses reported shots fired at two nearby locations in the Ballymagroarty area of Londonderry, also known as Derry, after 8 p.m. on Friday evening. In what are believed to be two separate incidents, both men were shot in the leg; one of the victims also suffered a gunshot wound to his hands.<\/p>\n

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It depresses me that I\u2019ve d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu writing this. Two males were shot in Paramilitary Style Attacks around 8pm in two nearby locations in Ballymac<\/p>\n

Innocent residents shouldn\u2019t have to worry about criminal thugs shooting people outside their homes.#NoMore<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/N2SyIlgoVg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PSNI DC&S District (@PSNIDCSDistrict) February 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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None of the injuries inflicted by the unknown perpetrators are believed to be life-threatening. Police labelled the incidents \u201cparamilitary style attacks\u201d<\/em> and the\u00a0assailants\u00a0themselves \u201ccriminal thugs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Car blast in front of N. Ireland courthouse, terrorism suspected<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The shooting has been condemned by local legislators, with Mark H Durkan, a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle, saying that violence only leads “to more victims and create more violence.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>No arrests have been made and no information has been released regarding the motive for the crimes.<\/p>\n

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The shootings came just two weeks after a car bomb rocked downtown Londonderry. The explosives were planted in a stolen pizza delivery van parked outside a local courthouse. No one was injured, and police suspected the \u2018New IRA\u2019 \u2013 one of the IRA splinter groups \u2013 to be behind the attack. Two men were arrested in hot pursuit.<\/p>\n

The \u2018New IRA\u2019 does not recognize the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that has helped to reduce the level of violence in the border area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There were also speculations that the blast might have been triggered by Brexit negotiations, with the Irish backstop being the most contentious issue in the UK Parliament.<\/p>\n

However, the group calling itself the IRA claimed<\/a>\u00a0responsibility shortly after the attack. They said the UK\u2019s Brexit shenanigans \u201chad no bearing\u201d<\/em> on their actions, warning that they \u201cwon\u2019t be going anywhere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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