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Shots have been fired at a house in Coleraine in an overnight attack.

Midlands Correspondent The officer commanding a team of over 300 members of the Defence Forces who are heading to south Lebanon on the latest United Nations peacekeeping mission has insisted that all preparations necessary to combat the challenge of Covid-19 are being taken. Over the last two weeks the troops of all ranks from across the country have been completing tactical training exercises at centres in the midlands and east. Lieutenant Colonel Conor Bates said that a vaccination programme is under way in the camp. Two medical personnel will also be engaged in south Lebanon. Lt Cl Bates i...

Family threatened with crowbar during burglary The incident happened in Aghadowey last night. Reporter: ');  '); Detectives are investigating after a family were threatened with a crowbar during a burglary on Friday night. It was reported to police at 9:15pm that, approximately an hour earlier, three masked men, forced their way into a property on Agivey Road in Aghadowey. "The suspects were all dressed in blue overalls and wore black balaclavas; two of them are reported to have had crowbars," said a PSNI spokesperson. "The suspects threatened the male occupant who was in the house, along w...

Dan, great to have you back. leroy, let's talk a little bit about what happened nine memorial days ago today? >> we were on a mission after a high value target went into a compound. as we got into there, started clearing one of the buildings inside. i waited for another guy to bump me on the shoulder. i got shot through both my thighs. sergeant behind me got shot in left shoulder in the mid section. i led him to cover behind a small building which we called a chicken coop. we got pinned down by heavy fire. threw a grenade over. another ranger started coming over. sergeant higgins. we started p...