Police were today hunting car hijackers who terrified a couple at knifepoint in Co Down.
Two men wearing balaclavas used a hammer to smash through the window of a Volkswagen Golf at Benish Viewpoint car park in Newry early on Saturday.
They dragged the driver out and held a knife to his throat before stealing cash from him.
A woman in the front passenger seat was then pulled out and forced to the ground. Her handbag was stolen before the thieves drove off in the silver-coloured car.
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The male victim suffered minor arm injuries while the woman was unhurt but badly shocked by the ordeal, police said.