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12/06/2014
Other News In Brief
Man Injured In Screwdriver Attack
A man has received injuries after being attacked by a pair of young people armed with screwdrivers.
The man was walking in the Florence Square area of North Belfast, on Tuesday evening at about 23:30 when he was attacked.
The man received a number of minor puncture wounds to his stomach and was treated in a nearby hospital.
Drivers Shaken After Van Hijacking
Masked men have hijacked a delivery van in L'Derry. The vehicle was stopped at about 23:30 on Wednesday evening in the Glenowen Park area of the city.
The driver and a girl got out of the van and three males made off in it. It was later found burnt out in the Central Drive area.
Neither of the two victims were injured in the incident, but both have been left badly shaken.
Men Charged Over Cocaine Seizure
Police have charged four men over a suspected cocaine seizure in Banbridge, Co Down.
The men, aged 25, 27, 28 and 34, were detained on suspicion of drugs offences on Tuesday evening.
The arrests followed a police search of two cars on the A1 carriageway.
Suspected cocaine with a street value of around £120,000 was recovered.
Woman Injured In Robbery
An attempted robbery in Downpatrick, County Down, has left a woman injured.
The incident occurred at the Grove shopping centre in Lower Market Street on Thursday just before 09:30.
A man approached the woman and tried to grab her handbag, but fled the scene empty-handed.
It has also been reported that the woman was stabbed in the incident.
(IT/MH)
A man has received injuries after being attacked by a pair of young people armed with screwdrivers.
The man was walking in the Florence Square area of North Belfast, on Tuesday evening at about 23:30 when he was attacked.
The man received a number of minor puncture wounds to his stomach and was treated in a nearby hospital.
Drivers Shaken After Van Hijacking
Masked men have hijacked a delivery van in L'Derry. The vehicle was stopped at about 23:30 on Wednesday evening in the Glenowen Park area of the city.
The driver and a girl got out of the van and three males made off in it. It was later found burnt out in the Central Drive area.
Neither of the two victims were injured in the incident, but both have been left badly shaken.
Men Charged Over Cocaine Seizure
Police have charged four men over a suspected cocaine seizure in Banbridge, Co Down.
The men, aged 25, 27, 28 and 34, were detained on suspicion of drugs offences on Tuesday evening.
The arrests followed a police search of two cars on the A1 carriageway.
Suspected cocaine with a street value of around £120,000 was recovered.
Woman Injured In Robbery
An attempted robbery in Downpatrick, County Down, has left a woman injured.
The incident occurred at the Grove shopping centre in Lower Market Street on Thursday just before 09:30.
A man approached the woman and tried to grab her handbag, but fled the scene empty-handed.
It has also been reported that the woman was stabbed in the incident.
(IT/MH)
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