Image caption The man was shot in both legs in Divismore Park, west Belfast

A man has been taken to hospital after being shot in the legs.

The incident, in Divismore Park in west Belfast, was reported to police at about 19:50 GMT on Monday.

Police said the man, aged in his 20s, was being treated for gunshot wounds to both legs.

In a separate incident about 30 minutes earlier, shots were fired at the front door of a house and a nearby car in Torrens Road, in the north of the city. There were no reports of injuries.

Image caption Shots were fired at both the front door of a house and a car in Torrens Road, north Belfast

Police have appealed for information.