North Belfast: Two men taken to hospital after machete attack

Two men have been taken to hospital following an aggravated burglary involving hammers, crowbars and a machete in north Belfast. Police received a report shortly after 21:40 BST on Friday that a number of masked men entered a house in Ambleside Street. They assaulted two male occupants with hammers, crow bars and a machete. The property was also damaged in the attack. Both men required hospital treatment for cuts and bruises. The attackers are believed to have made off in the direction of Upper Charleville Street following the incident. Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. An expanded service means the time of day or night a stroke occurs is no longer a barrier to treatment. The deadlock over the Orange Order march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since last Sunday morning. Facing questions in the Stormont assembly, O'Neill said she was "proud" to stand with the residents and "will continue to stand with them". Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died when the bomb tore through Omagh town centre. Two separate shootings in Coleraine are being treated as attempted murder by the PSNI. Copyright 20

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