"When the group were followed and eventually stopped, they were then subject to an alleged attack and later taken to Tallaght University Hospital for treatment. The incident took place on the Aghfarrell Road in Brittas, a rural village in south Dublin near the Co Wicklow border. One of the men, Muhammad, told RTÉ's Today with David McCullagh he and his friends realised they were being followed after stopping for petrol in Brittas village on Sunday afternoon."
"They broke all of the windows and [were] beating us. They beat me in my head, and my stomach, and also in my face. "They beat me very harshly in my stomach and blood was coming from my hand also, and my other friend was sitting in the back. He was punched in his mouth, his nose and his face, and his head also."
"Muhammad said the group used "very harsh" and "very bad words" during the alleged incident, and he and his friends have been left frightened and scared. They were treated in hospital and have since made a report to gardaí. He credited two woman who came to the scene and started shouting, leading to the alleged attackers fleeing the scene. The alleged incident has been condemned by People Before P"
Three friends left Kilbride Camp Ipas centre to go to a shop in the Tallaght area. They stopped for petrol in Brittas and realised they were being followed. After stopping and getting out, an apparent confrontation escalated when three motorcycles and a Volkswagen Golf arrived, and about 12–14 people began beating them and breaking all the car windows. The victims sustained head, face and stomach injuries and were taken to Tallaght University Hospital for treatment. Two women at the scene shouted, prompting the attackers to flee. A report has been made to gardaí and the incident received condemnation.
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