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A man has been taken to hospital following a paramilitary-style shooting in Londonderry on Friday night.
He was shot in the leg outside a house in the Creggan Heights area shortly before 19:45 GMT.
Police said that the victim s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening but may be life-changing.
Det Sgt Gavin McLaughlin said that the barbaric shooting in a residential area bears all the hallmarks of a paramilitary-style assault . Those responsible for this criminal act do not represent the interests of this community, nor do they contribute anything to it, he added.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service also attended after a car was set alight at the scene.