A man in his twenties was beaten by masked men armed with baseball bats in a paramilitary-style attack in Co Derry last night.
The man was walking along Glenvara Drive in Coleraine, sometime between 7.30pm and 8pm, when he was attacked by an armed gang.
The victim was later taken to hospital for his injuries to his legs and arms.
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A police spokesman said: "This was a brutal attack for which there is no justification. There is no place for attacks such as this in our society.
"Our enquiries are at an early stage, however, we are treating this as a paramilitary-style attack and I want to appeal to anyone who has information which may assist our investigation to pick up the phone and tell us what you know."
Police appealed to anyone with information to contact them on 101.
