Two men have been arrested after pictures of an alleged robbery appeared in The Argus.

A 15-year-old boy told police he was robbed by the two suspects as he returned home from a night in Brighton.

The teenager, who has not been named, said he caught the No2 bus heading for Shoreham at a stop in North Street, Brighton, He was sitting listening to music on his £300 iPod when two men got on the bus and sat behind him.

When the bus reached Portland Road, Hove, one of the men allegedly leant over and demanded he hand over the iPod.

It is alleged he put his hand in his jacket and told the frightened youngster: "Give me the f****** iPod or I will stab you."

It is claimed that the second suspect backed him up, telling the teenager he would be stabbed if he did not give them the music player.

The alleged robbers got up and calmly walked past other passengers before leaving the bus near the junction of Olive Road and Portland Road, Hove.

The victim called relatives who alerted police and searched the area with the boy but were unable to trace the suspects.

Police released CCTV pictures of the incident, which happened on April 1, and on Thursday appealed to readers of The Argus to help identify the two suspects.

Within hours of the paper hitting the streets at 7am detectives had received calls which led to two men being arrested yesterday.

They were questioned before being released on police bail until a later date while the investigation continues.

A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed: "Two men have been arrested and are now on bail pending further inquiries.

"We would like to thank The Argus for its help which resulted in the arrest of two suspects."