WEDNESDAY, JULY 25: A victim was knifed after a raider armed with a gun and a blade broke into a house in Pembroke in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The victim of the attack, who was not identified by name or gender by police, was taken to hospital with a blade wound to a shoulder.

The injured person was released after treatment.

Two men were later arrested by police near the scene and a firearm was recovered.

The incident happened around 1am.

Appealing for witnesses, a police spokesman said both suspects are from the Pembroke area and that enquiries into the incident are continuing.