DETECTIVES are investigating an incident during which a man was attacked by a number of masked men armed with hammers in north Belfast last night.

The 37-year-old suffered injuries to his arms and legs.

He is currently in hospital.

The incident is reported to have happened in a house in Canning Place off North Queen Street at around 9.30 pm.

The intruders also smashed a number of windows in the property before making off on foot along Clanmorris Street.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have appealed for information.