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| Man injured in car theft attack | Man injured in car theft attack |
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| A man has been attacked by two men who were attempting to steal his car from outside his house in south Belfast. | A man has been attacked by two men who were attempting to steal his car from outside his house in south Belfast. |
| The man was woken by the pair, believed to be in their teens or early 20s, at about 0600 GMT on Monday at Myrtlefield Park on the Lisburn Road. | The man was woken by the pair, believed to be in their teens or early 20s, at about 0600 GMT on Monday at Myrtlefield Park on the Lisburn Road. |
| They hit him in the face before escaping in a waiting black car which was thought to have a taxi sign. | They hit him in the face before escaping in a waiting black car which was thought to have a taxi sign. |
| SDLP South Belfast assembly member Carmel Hanna said more police officers were needed to patrol the area. | SDLP South Belfast assembly member Carmel Hanna said more police officers were needed to patrol the area. |
| "This sort of action is to be totally condemned and I will be glad to offer whatever help I can to the family," she said. | "This sort of action is to be totally condemned and I will be glad to offer whatever help I can to the family," she said. |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |