North Belfast burglary: Pair threatened by masked men

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Police said the aggravated burglary happened at a house on Hesketh Road

A man and a woman in their 20s barricaded themselves into an upstairs room during an aggravated burglary involving masked men at a house in north Belfast.

Six men forced their way into the house on Hesketh Road in the Ardoyne area at about 23:40 GMT on Saturday.

Police said they threatened the man and woman who were "left shaken but uninjured".

The intruders ransacked the property, but left "empty-handed".

Police have appealed for information about the incident.