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Two men arrested in Londonderry after Lifford attack

BBC Two garda cars at the house. A police cordon is up at the gate to the houseBBC
The two men are currently in police custody

Two men have been arrested in Londonderry in connection with the serious assault of a man in his 20s in County Donegal.

The man was airlifted to hospital in Belfast after he and his father were attacked at a house in Lifford, near the border with Northern Ireland.

It is understood a number of masked individuals entered the house with iron bars.

Gardaí (Irish police) said the assault happened on the Coneyburrow Road at about 10:00 local time on Monday.

The son is being treated for serious injuries at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

His father, who is in his 60s, was brought to Letterkenny University Hospital by ambulance for less serious injuries.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), who made the arrests, said they are assisting colleagues in An Garda Síochána with the investigation.