MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd February, 2019) Two people were wounded in separate paramilitary-style shootings in the UK city of Londonderry, located in Northern Ireland, local media have reported.
The Belfast Telegraph news outlet reported that the shootings occurred in the city's Ballymagroarty area shortly after 08:00 p.m. (20:00 GMT) on Friday.
"Police are currently at the scene of a shooting incident in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry/Londonderry this evening. There are no further details available at this time," local police wrote on Twitter.
The two shot men in their 30s have reportedly been treated by paramedics at the scene and subsequently hospitalized. Their wounds are not considered to be life-threatening.
On January 19, Londonderry faced a car bomb attack. The authorities suspected the New Irish Republican Army (New IRA) dissident paramilitary group of carrying out the attack.
The New IRA, which has been behind a number of attacks over the recent years, seeks a united Ireland and rejects Northern Ireland's current political institutions.
Media have reported, citing UK counter-terrorism officials, that they feared the group would use public concerns over the prospect of a hard border on the island of Ireland due to looming Brexit in their interests.
