Youths Attack Man & Dog in Bangor

0:00It's March 28th, Europe news today starts now, AI powered and always on. Police in Bangor, county down, are hunting for a group of youths after they attack the man and his dog on High Street Friday night around 750. PM, and the trouble started with a verbal spat between the man and about 15 to 20 young people dressed in dark clothes. Cops showed up to see the group scattering, but now before the man took multiple punches to the face, and his dog got kicked several times. Turns out the victim is a volunteer with canine search and rescue in eye, and the dog works search and rescue missions too. They were just off duty, hanging out socially when it went down. The man got checked out at A&E, and the dog saw a vet for its injuries. The charity put out a statement, thanking folks for the online support, but urging everyone to let police handle the probe. Detectives are still piecing it together, and appealing for witnesses to come forward with any details that could help nail this.