A man was threatened by two masked men with a knife in a hijacking at a filling station on the Andersonstown Road in west Belfast on Friday (29 January).
The incident happened shortly after 9pm.
Police say two men with their faces covered and one armed with a knife, got into the passenger side of a parked black Volkswagen Golf and attacked the driver.
He was hit a number of times and threatened with the knife before he got out of the car and ran into the filling station shop.
The two men then drove off country-bound along the Andersonstown Road.
The driver did not require medical attention following the incident and efforts are ongoing to locate the stolen car.
Detectives would ask any witnesses to this incident or anyone who has any information which could be of assistance to their investigation to contact them at Musgrave on 101 quoting reference number 1777 29/01/21. A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.