Police are investigating after a man was attacked in Lower Sackville early Monday morning by two assailants who stabbed and cut him with a knife and an axe.

RCMP say there were called to an apartment building on Riverside Drive at about 3:45 a.m.

Police say a man was attacked by two men when he was walking toward the building. They say the men first demanded money and then one stabbed the victim with a knife and the other cut him with an axe.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he fled and called police, RCMP say.

Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902-244-7208, Halifax Regional Police at 902-490-5180 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).