By Q Radio News
Detectives in Derry/Londonderry are investigating the report of an aggravated burglary in the city last night.
Detective Inspector Michael Winters said: "It was reported to us shortly after 9:30pm that a number of masked men smashed the window of a house in the Derrymore area of Hazelbank. One of the men was reported to have had a firearm.
“A man, aged in his twenties, who was inside the house at the time, was struck on the arm with what is believed to have been a hammer when he fought off the masked men, preventing them from entering the property. He sustained a minor injury but did not require hospital treatment.
“A woman who was also inside the house was uninjured.
“Our enquiries are at an early stage, however, one line of enquiry is this may have been a paramilitary-style assault.
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