Graffiti threatening to shoot police is being investigated.

The offensive graffiti appeared around Pembroke on Thursday. One example, found on Happy Valley Road, said: “Shot shot kill cops for Cup Match.”

A police spokesman said: “The offensive graffiti, which threatened violence to police officers during Cup Match, was found spray painted at Dundonald Street, Happy Valley Road, at the junction of Beacon Street and Angle Street and on Cedar Avenue.”

“The graffiti was documented, and inquiries continue.”