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| Gang attack pupils playing in Cardiff rugby tournament | Gang attack pupils playing in Cardiff rugby tournament |
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| School children playing in an inter-schools rugby match have been attacked by a group of youths in a Cardiff park. | |
| Reports claim some of the gang were carrying knives and bats when they set about the teenagers at a park in Ely. | Reports claim some of the gang were carrying knives and bats when they set about the teenagers at a park in Ely. |
| A boy was taken to the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff with a broken jaw while a school minibus's windows were broken during the attack. | A boy was taken to the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff with a broken jaw while a school minibus's windows were broken during the attack. |
| Police are investigating and three boys, one aged 16 and two 15-year-olds, were arrested and released on bail. | Police are investigating and three boys, one aged 16 and two 15-year-olds, were arrested and released on bail. |
| Pupils from Fitzalan High School and Glyn Derw and Michaelston Federation were playing in the game at Trelai Park on Wednesday when the gang approached. | Pupils from Fitzalan High School and Glyn Derw and Michaelston Federation were playing in the game at Trelai Park on Wednesday when the gang approached. |
| The gang reportedly had no link to either school and PE teachers from both schools stepped in a bid to protect the children from the attackers. | The gang reportedly had no link to either school and PE teachers from both schools stepped in a bid to protect the children from the attackers. |
| A Cardiff council spokesperson confirmed the police were called to the park during the game. | A Cardiff council spokesperson confirmed the police were called to the park during the game. |
| The council said that "a number of individuals not involved in the match are believed to have assaulted some of the players." | The council said that "a number of individuals not involved in the match are believed to have assaulted some of the players." |
| "Both schools are now working to support the young people involved and a police investigation is now underway." | "Both schools are now working to support the young people involved and a police investigation is now underway." |