DETECTIVES have charged two men over car hijackings bids in south Belfast on yesterday, Wednesday, October 19.

The PSNI say a 27-year-old man has been charged with hijacking, attempted hijackings, attempted robbery and possession of an article with a blade or point.

He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court this morning, Thursday, October 20, for a first remand hearing.

A second man, aged 30, has also been charged with hijacking.

He was released on police bail and is due in court on November 16.

During the incidents, it was reported that a man was forced from his vehicle at knifepoint by two men after he parked on University Road at about 7:40 am .

The men ran off after a member of the public shouted at them.

Half an hour later, police were waived down near Stranmillis embankment by a person who said they had been forced from their vehicle by two men with a knife.

Police subsequently arrested a 27-year-old man and 30-year-old man on suspicion of a number of offences including hijacking, attempted hijacking, robbery and driving while unfit.

Police have appealed for information from anyone who may have seen two men acting suspiciously in the University Road or Lower Ormeau Road area between 7 am and 8.15 on Wednesday to contact them on the 101 number.