Driver threatened with knife in Belfast hijacking

A driver has been threatened with a knife during a hijacking in north Belfast.

The man had stopped his car at the junction of Gardiner Street and Peter's Hill at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday when two men approached him and opened his door.

The driver was then pulled from the car and the men drove off.

It was found on fire nearly 20 minutes later in the Whitehouse area of Newtownabbey.

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