Two men have been questioned by police investigating a "brutal" paramilitary-style attack on a teenager in Larne last week.
The 19-year-old was taken to the Linn Glen area of the Co Antrim town on Tuesday June 23 after being ordered into a vehicle.
Police said two masked men armed with baseball bats were waiting for him and attacked him before leaving the area.
The victim made his way home before being taken to hospital.
A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, while a 25-year-old man was held on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
Both were later released on police bail pending further enquiries.
A PSNI spokesman said: "This was a vicious and brutal assault, which we are treating as a paramilitary-style attack at this time.
"We must all work together to bring those responsible to justice and stop this from happening to anyone else.
"We are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the incident, or has information they think could assist this investigation, to contact police."
