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Don't forget, a first look at the papers over on the BBC News Channel.

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The police have described a gun attack in west Belfast

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A patrol car's bullet-proof glass saved two officers

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when they came under attack yesterday evening.

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It's believed the weapon used could have been an AK-47 assault rifle,

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previously used by dissident republicans.

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Last night, a police officer stared certain death in the face

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Two bullets smashed into the passenger side window of

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The vehicle was parked in Rossnareen Avenue just before

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seven o'clock last night as part of an ongoing investigation into

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The gunmen opened fire with a heavy calibre weapon,

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hitting the unmarked vehicle a number of times.

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The two policemen sitting inside this vehicle were badly shaken up

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But for the armour plating in the vehicle and the bullet-proof glass,

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they would have been badly injured or killed.

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The police believe up to eight shots were fired at the car,

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and other bullets may have missed their intended target.

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It was significant weaponry to bring into what is

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Lots of housing, people trying to go about their normal business,

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children walking about the street.

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People here, they don't want this kind of action

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They have made that very clear, and they are calling

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on anybody who is involved in this type of thing to desist.

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Last night's attempted murder attack also drew condemnation from

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the First Minister and Deputy First Minister at today's

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British Irish Council meeting in London.

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If anybody is so mindless that they think that by going out

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and attempting to kill two policemen that they are going to

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change the course of the Executive and Assembly, they really are fools.

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We are absolutely determined, we have an agreement,

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I believe the whole of the community in Northern Ireland

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and we will not be dragged back by these people.

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A stolen black BMW car believed to have been used

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by the gunmen was found abandoned and set on fire at Cluain Mor Drive

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in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast.

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Police are blaming dissident republicans for the shooting.

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The police are treating as a hate crime an arson attack

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Their car was destroyed and the house damaged.

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Two children were inside, along with their mother

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Community solidarity for a young mother, the victim of a deliberate

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attack on her family car and her home. The woman and her two children

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were asleep upstairs when the attack happened at around six o'clock this

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morning. Shortly afterwards she spoke to me and described what

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happened. My girls were sleeping in this room, I was sleeping in that

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other room. I opened the door and started to scream when I saw the big

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fire. I screamed, and my goals didn't know why. They got up from

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bed and also started screaming. I really had a hard time with my

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girls. She didn't have her husband at her side - key is in India

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tending his father's funeral today. Grief in India compound did buy an

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attack you're in Ireland. There are about 60 Indian families in and

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around this area. They have been here for ten to 15 years, and most

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work in local hospitals. They are either doctors or nurses. It is not

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like we came for a few years. We came to live here. Our children are

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born here, they go to schools and universities. The neighbours were

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also stunned. Shocked, disgusted. Out working every day, doing nobody

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any harm. Why in a body would target them, I don't know. For most local

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children, this was a normal morning heading to school. For the two

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children in this one, they were still being comforted at a

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neighbour's coast. -- neighbour's house.

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The Royal Children's Hospital in Belfast has had to cancel all

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planned elective surgery because of a higher number of admissions.

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The Belfast Trust says 12 beds in intensive care are near capacity,

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and a theatre recovery unit is being converted to facilitate more beds.

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The pressure is being blamed on an increase in cases of bronchiolitis,

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a respiratory condition which can develop into a serious

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Elective surgery will be reviewed daily.

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A senior PSNI officer has settled an alleged discrimination case.

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Will Kerr applied to become Deputy Chief Constable last year,

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The board says the case been settled on mutually acceptable terms.

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And will not now proceed to a hearing next week.

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The police in Bangor say they need the help of the public

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to catch those who attacked a community worker with a hammer.

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The victim has thanked people who have supported him

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following the assault, which he believes may have involved the UDA.

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He is back at work and he is not backing down. Aaron McMahon and his

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family have been overwhelmed by support since Wednesday night's

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attack. He says he was targeted after criticising paramilitaries,

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but he won't stop his community work and he won't be leaving anger. It we

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can work, what does that tell the young people? Accept Euro rock?

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Who was behind this attack? I believe a member of the UDA. Muscles

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have been flexed the over flags and bonfires for some time. People have

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been coming into this community from an outside area, a faction of the

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UDA who have been trying to intimidate this community. Sam White

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works for a restorative Justice group. He has condemned Wednesday

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night's attack. The UDA are being blamed. What do you say? From

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speaking to individuals and community workers, this is

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completely untrue. That organisation had no part to play in that

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whatsoever. The other question being asked today was whether police and

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politicians could have done more to resolve the tension in the town. We

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have had numerous meetings with the council, the PSNI. I myself as an --

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have numerous e-mails trying to organise meetings. The police are

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out there daily, on the streets every day, we are patrolling this

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district. We are protecting the community, keeping people safe,

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bringing people to justice. Aaron McMahon says he has heard it all

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before, but he hopes by speaking out at this time more will be done.

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Rugby, and Ulster lost to Leinster in the Pro12 tonight

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in a gruelling match at the RDS in Dublin.

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The only try came from the home side,

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in the latter stages of the first half.

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Ulster kept battling and had possession

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for almost the last three minutes of the game

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in a search for the equalising score, but it was to no avail.

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Now, finally, onto the weather prospects

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Today's unsettled weather stays with us through the weekend. Double

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pressure continues to bring in busting wind and outbreaks of rain,

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especially on Saturday. Temperatures close to freezing. Some of the

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scattered showers tonight will be following athlete and snow,

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especially for high ground, maybe the touch for low-level areas but it

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will not lie. It stays quite cold. Gusty winds continuing to Britain.

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Outbreaks of rain from the morning, so we wet start to the weekend. It

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will last through most of the day. For West areas of Britain, cloudy,

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eastern areas better sunshine, but it will cloud over quickly. Cold

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feeling for many areas tomorrow with a westerly winds and outbreaks of

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rain. Northern Ireland looking at highs of setting, maybe 8 degrees.

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Factoring in the wind and rain, it will feel at you degrees colder than

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that. Sunday will be a better picture. It won't be completely dry.

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There will be outbreaks of rain, but perhaps glimmers of sunshine as

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well. Eight or 9 degrees are high on Sunday. Wind making it feel a bit

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colder out and about. Into next week and the beginning of December, no

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settled spell in the forecast just yet.

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And that's it from us until 5:50 tomorrow evening.

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In the meantime, you can keep up to date with news online

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From all of us here on BBC Newsline, goodnight and have a great weekend.

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