A Garda manhunt has been launched to find a gang of thugs who brutally assaulted two young men in Dublin city during a late night attack.
The pair, who are both in their 20s, were set upon by a group of men in the Pearse Street area on Sunday after 11pm.
Dublin Live understands that one of the men assaulted is Syrian while the other is from Iraq.
And while Gardai are investigating "all circumstances" surrounding the attack, they added that they do not believe the assault was "racially motivated".
One of the victims was rushed to hospital following the incident, needing treatment for non-life threatening injuries while the other also sustained minor injuries during the beating.
A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live: "We are investigating an assault incident that occurred in the Pearse Street area of Dublin 2 on 16/08 at approximately 11:20pm.
"Two males report they were attacked by a group of males. One man, aged in his 20s, received injuries but did not require hospital treatment. The other male, also aged in his 20s, attended hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
"No arrests have been made at this stage."
He continued: "Initial enquiries do not indicate that this incident was racially motivated, however Gardaí continue to investigate all the circumstances of the incident."
"An Garda Síochána takes hate crime seriously, and each and every hate crime reported to us is professionally investigated and victims supported during the criminal justice process.
"The Garda Diversity and Integration Strategy 2019 – 2021 has a significant focus on enhancing the identification, reporting, investigation and prosecution of hate crimes and An Garda Síochána is taking actions to improve internal recording and encourage more reporting by the public."
