PSNI frees two men after alleged gun threat

Police in Northern Ireland have released two men following an incident in which a man was allegedly threatened at gunpoint in…

Police in Northern Ireland have released two men following an incident in which a man was allegedly threatened at gunpoint in Belfast yesterday afternoon.

Three men, two aged in their 30s and one in his 20s, were arrested after the man was threatened in his home in the Cooke Court area of south Belfast.

Police said one of the men may have been armed.

Two of the men have been released on bail pending further investigation. One man in his 30s is still helping police with their inquiries.

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