Bar manager held at gunpoint

A bar manager is recovering after being held for several hours by three armed men in Londonderry.

The incident happened at a pub on Ferguson Street in the city at about 0220 GMT on Monday.

The men, two of whom were armed with handguns confronted the man in his home shortly after he finished work at the pub.

The gunmen, who claimed to represent the "republican movement" tied him to a banister.

He was then taken to the bar and forced to hand over cash from a safe before being released at about 0730 GMT.