Police are at the scene of a shooting incident at a Belfast cemetery.
It was reported shortly after 10.30pm on Thursday night, that a man had been taken into the the City Cemetery, on the Falls Road, by two masked men and shot once in his foot.
The man has now been taken to hospital for treatment.
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A PSNI spokesperson said: "Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, is asked to call police in Woodbourne on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 2231 08/06/23.
"A report can be submitted online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."
SDLP councillor Paul Doherty said that the local community is shocked after a man was shot in the City Cemetery on Thursday night.
Councillor Doherty said: "This shooting was a despicable act and the fact that it took place within the grounds of the City Cemetery has left the local community both shocked and angry.
"There can be no place for shootings anywhere, but the fact that this took place in a cemetery has upset many people in this area who have loved ones buried there.
"The presence of masked men with guns on our streets is extremely sinister and has once again drawn attention to our community for all the wrong reasons. This is a place where good work goes on every single day, where people have each other’s backs and the men who carried out this attack have no support here.
"I hope that the victim of this shooting makes a quick recovery from their injuries and would urge anyone with any information about what happened to come forward to police so that these gunmen can be apprehended and this weapon seized before it causes anymore harm."
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