News

Police investigating paramilitary style attacks arrest two men

Police arrested two men, aged 35 and 51
Police arrested two men, aged 35 and 51 Police arrested two men, aged 35 and 51

POLICE investigating paramilitary style attacks in the Belfast area were last night continuing to question two men.

The men, aged 35 and 51, were arrested in greater Belfast following a number of searches, police said adding those detained were being held under the Terrorism Act.

A PSNI spokeswoman said: "Paramilitary style attacks are particularly brutal and barbaric and detectives continue to appeal to anyone who has information about such attacks or any criminality to contact police".