AN 18-year-old man has reported being chased by an armed group in a weekend incident.

The teenager was cycling on a footpath near Watchmeal Crescent in Faifley when he was approached by two males and a female, shouting and swearing. He reported one pulled out a hammer and a knife and began running at him.

He dumped his bike and another witness intervened and phoned police.

Officers are investigating and any urge witnesses to the incident at around 3.50pm on March 18 to contact them on their non-emergency call them on 101 number.