Two men have been shot in separate paramilitary-style attacks in Co Derry.

The PSNI has said they both happened in the Ballymagroarty area within 10 minutes of each other on Friday night.

The first, in which a 24-year-old man was shot in the knee, was reported to police at around 8.10pm and took place on a grassed area close to Corrib Court.

The second was reported just after 8.20pm, where a 32-year-old man was shot once in the leg on a grassed area near O'Casey Court.

Both men were taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries.

Detective Sergeant Michelle Boyd said: "We are treating both incidents as paramilitary-style attacks - attacks that were brutal and vicious and will leave these two men with both physical and psychological scars.

"These attacks are yet again more examples of how criminal groups seek to control communities through fear and violence."

They are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the Ballymagroarty area before the attacks to get in touch with detectives.