A black African mob went on a wave of random racial violence in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, Ireland leaving five Dubliners with horrific injuries

One Irishman was almost killed in the attack as he suffered serious head injuries when he was set upon by the black gang. The level of violence has shocked Irish police and the many witnesses to the racial hate orgy - believed to be the first of its kind in the Irish city. One member of the African gang has been arrested in pre-dawn raids by detectives across the Irish capital. Five Dubliners, all aged in their 20s, were left with horrific injuries in the October 2010 attacks, which have only come to light now. The black gang - all aged in their late teens - savagely attacked six Irish people in the Temple Bar area of the capital in the early hours of October 10, 2010. The black gang, who are heavily involved in other street robberies and beatings, are all expected to appear in court. Sources say that even seasoned detectives were left horrified and shocked by the extreme level of violence used in the attacks. A senior source explained: "We believe that what happened on the night was motivated by racism - that is racism against white people. When the suspects were first questioned they tried to use racism as a defense -- they tried to say that they had been racially abused by the victims for being black. But absolutely no evidence of that was ever uncovered and gardai (Irish police) are satisfied that the culprits were not racially abused." Dozens of people witnessed the shocking chain of events which started when two young men and a woman were randomly attacked. In the space of less than three minutes, five people were left with terrible injuries as bottles, punches and kicks were used to hurt the victims. In the most serious incident, a DJ was set-upon and almost killed by the gang of black thugs. Sources have revealed that another victim suffered a fractured skull in an incident in which Irish police believe that a glass bottle was used. The black gang are now expected to face a huge number of charges, including multiple serious assault charges, violent disorder, theft and production of an offensive weapon. The mother of one of the black suspects has a conviction and served jail time for trafficking children into France from Nigeria. The black gang is suspected of being involved in other street assaults and have links to a criminal who was involved in robbing head shops and has been convicted of hijacking a Dublin taxi.