Man arrested over hijacking

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Friday, 12 August 2016 13:59

A man in his fifties has been held at knife point during a suspected hijacking in Newtownards.

He was approached by a man while parking his car in the Trasnagh Drive area around half 4 yesterday afternoon.

The victim handed over his car keys to the attacker, and his vehicle was driven towards the Scrabo Road area.

The car was later found in Downpatrick a short time later.

A 24 year-old man has been detained on suspicion of a number of motoring offences, aswell as being in possession of a blade.

He remains in police custody.

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