Gardai in Letterkenny are currently reviewing CCTV following a report of an attempted robbery and assault of two children.
The incident occurred on the Pearse Road area of Letterkenny on Saturday morning last shortly before 11am.
The young boys alleged that they were assaulted during the attempted robbery by another male believed to be in his early teens.
Garda Niall McGuire described it as a sustained attack:
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