16/10/2006

Three arrested following hijacking attempt

Two men and a youth have been arrested for questioning following an attempted hijacking in the Newtownabbey area.

The two men aged 22 and 18 and a 14-year-old boy were detained following an incident at around 2.30am on Monday morning.

A police spokesperson said that there had been a hijack attempt on a vehicle on the Shore Road close to the Greenisland interchange.

(SP)

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