PSNI investigate Belfast drive-by shooting

A drive-by gun attack on a group of nationalist youths in north Belfast was today being investigated by the PSNI.

A drive-by gun attack on a group of nationalist youths in north Belfast was today being investigated by the PSNI.

Four teenagers, two aged fourteen, a fifteen-year-old and another aged sixteen were standing on the corner of Harcourt Drive and Clifton Drive at around midnight when they were shot at.

A Police Service spokeswoman said a grey car pulled up beside the teenagers and two shots were fired before the vehicle made off.

None of the youngsters was hit.

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