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An Afghan man has told of his horror after his son and two young brothers allegedly suffered a savage beating in a racist attack.

It is understood the terrifying incident happened near Marlay Park on Thursday.

The man claims his brothers, 18 and 20, were cycling home with his 13-year-old son when the sickening assault allegedly happened.

It is reported a car full of men pulled up beside the group before violently beating them.

The were punched and kicked unconscious by the brutes and had to be hospitalised.

The 32-year-old Irish citizen told the Irish Times: "They rolled down the window and started shouting the F-word many times, swearing a lot and saying, ‘Why are you here? Go back to your country'.

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"The men drove the car across in front of them, blocked them in.

"They didn’t check their pockets for money or take their bikes – they went straight to punch them.

"Both my brothers fell unconscious after they were punched in the face.

"At the end of it, they punched my son in the face and head. Everything happened in four to five minutes.

"They stuck up their finger saying, ‘We’ll see you again. Go back to your own country. This is a warning, next time we’ll kill you.’ They used the F-word about being Muslim too."

A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live: "We are investigating an assault on three males that happened last Thursday evening at around 8.20pm."