Police seek Co Down kidnappers

Man (27) abducted at knifepoint, driven around in van and freed uninjured

Police in Northern Ireland are searching for two masked kidnappers who abducted a man at knifepoint in Co Down.
Police in Northern Ireland are searching for two masked kidnappers who abducted a man at knifepoint in Co Down.

Police in Northern Ireland are searching for two masked kidnappers who abducted a man at knifepoint in Co Down.

The 27-year-old was bundled into a white high top Transit van while walking in the Bryansburn Road area of Bangor.

He was driven around but was freed uninjured in the Crawfordsburn Road area of Newtownards a short time later. The kidnappers wore balaclavas to conceal their identity.

One was described as being about 1.8m tall, of heavy build, with green eyes and was wearing a black puff jacket, black Adidas tracksuit bottoms and white trainers.

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The other man is described as being approximately 1.8m tall, of heavy build and was wearing a black leather jacket, dark jeans and white trainers.

The incident happened at about 10am on Thursday, however details have only just been released by police.

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