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Thu 11 Nov 2002Gardai attacked after intercepting mobile phone thiefA mobile phone snatch by a teenage boy after the 2001 All-Ireland hurling semi-final led to an off-duty garda being seriously injured by a gang of youths, the Dublin Children's Court heard yesterday.On leaving Croke Park, two gardaí saw the phone being snatched.