DETECTIVES have launched an appeal for witnesses to an armed attack which led to three youths suffering head injuries.

They were set upon by a group of men brandishing weapons, including baseball bats, outside the Avasarnie sandwich shop, at the junction of Morris Street and Dumers Lane, Radcliffe.

Two of the youths suffered minor head injuries, while a third sustained a more serious head injury.

The attack happened at around 10.30pm on Thursday, December 22.

Anyone with information should call Det Con Natalie Walker on 0161 856 8248.