This is the dramatic moment when a police officer held a gun to a man’s head in a raid at west Belfast house.

Armed police targeted the property at Aspen Walk in Twinbrook in the early hours of Wednesday after a 41-year-old man was shot in the leg.

Two men, aged 25 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed.The victim is in a serious condition after the attack at Glasvey Drive.

The suspects remain in police custody and officers remain at the property at Aspen Walk where they have been carrying out searches. A Police Service of Northern Ireland detective said: « A motive for this attack has not yet been established. « I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information that would assist with our investigation to contact detectives in Lisburn police station. »