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Gang of 20 males storm Luas and assault teenager in Dublin city centre

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

08:16 29 Sep 2021


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Its believed up to 20 people were involved

A teenager was assaulted by a group of young people on a Luas yesterday evening.

Gardaí say that the incident happened shortly after half five at the Parnell Street stop.

Source: Twitter (@GardaTraffic) 

It's believed up to twenty people were involved in the attack.

Source: Twitter (@Glenna_lynch) 

A number of Garda units attended the scene.

In now-deleted Tweets quoted in The Mirror, an eye-witness claimed;

"Several members of the gang have knives and are chasing people on the street. This is terrifying. Where are the police !!?"

He went on to describe the chaos that unfolded;

"There was a lot of screaming and shouting, fighting, pushing, that kind of thing.

The driver called the police and he told them (the gang) he had done that, he announced it over the loudspeaker"


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