Two injured in Belfast stabbings

Four people have been injured in two separate stabbings in Belfast, it has emerged.

A man in his 30s sustained a serious arm injury when he was attacked by a gang armed with a sword-like weapon in the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast yesterday evening.

Seven men have been arrested in connection with the incident.

In south Belfast, three teenagers were injured after being stabbed during a burglary at a house.

Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.