Paphos, Cyprus. Two food delivery drivers aged 22 and 21 reported to police that they were assaulted by a group of masked people in Paphos on Saturday night.
First reported attack
Police said on Monday that the drivers reported being attacked on Saturday between 9pm and 9.30pm while they were driving in Paphos.
The group allegedly hurled stones, sticks and bottles at them and, according to the complaint, one person was holding a knife.
The drivers abandoned their motorcycles and fled. Police said the perpetrators then damaged the motorcycles and stole the food order from one of them.
Second reported attack
Police said that at around 10.30pm the same evening, while the two drivers were in an area close to the previous scene, they were again attacked with stones and sticks.
They reported the incidents to police just after midnight.
Injury and treatment
During the attack, the 22-year-old was injured in the leg and was given first aid at Paphos general hospital.
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