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Two Syrian refugee brothers claim they were attacked in the street and told "get out of my country".
Oday and Qusay Brouk, aged 17 and 13, have been left shaken after the alleged incident in Bridgend, Wales, on Sunday.
Oday says he was grabbed by the neck in a confrontation that allegedly saw a knife pulled on the boys, Wales Online reports.
Their dad, Mohammad, claims he was pushed and hit in the attack outside their home as he tried to intervene.
The dad-of-five, who has lived in the area for close to three years, said: "I would rather go back and take a risk in Syria than this happening outside the house. If I hadn't been here, they would have stabbed him with a knife."
He continued: "When I came to this country, I was so happy I was crying because I was safe. Yesterday, I cried I was here. If I knew this was going to happen, I would have stayed in Syria."
The family left Homs in Syria four years and eight months ago after half of their family were killed in the civil war.
Three of Mohammad's brothers died.
Before applying for refugee status through the United Nations and eventually settling in the UK, the Brouk family spent time in Lebanon and Turkey.
On Sunday, the brothers say were on the way back from the gym with two friends, who are also Syrian, when they reached the bus station.
As they waited for it to arrive, a group of teenagers approached them and allegedly directed swear words and rude gestures their way.
Oday said: "We were ignoring them but they carried on.
"One of the boys grabbed me from my throat and I tried to push him away, but he didn't let go so I hit him.
"He was hurting me, I was nearly not breathing."
As they were leaving the scene Oday rang his dad.
While he was on the phone, it is claimed they were told to "get out" of the large group's country.
At one point, the boys claim one of the group pulled out a small knife.
Oday said he had been called a terrorist in college in a spate of bullying that is affecting his concentration.
Mohammed, who is waiting to undergo surgery for back problems, says he was pushed and hit in the back of the head during the scuffle.
He also claims he was spat at.
Now Mohammed is worried about sending his children back to school.
In a statement, South Wales Police said officers were called to a disturbance involving a number of youths in Llynfi Street at around 4.30pm on Sunday.
The statement continued: "Firearms officers were deployed alongside divisional units as a precautionary measure. A 16-year-old boy was arrested at the scene on suspicion of affray, and has since been bailed until October 27.
A spokeswoman for Bridgend Council said it supported the resettlement of Syrian refugees as part of a Home Office programme.
The council spokeswoman added: "As part of this programme the family are supported by a range of Bridgend officers, teams and the Home Office resettlement support team through the Welsh Refugee Council.
"Following the reporting of this incident, schools and educational services have been made aware and additional support has been put in place for the family, from a variety of professional teams.
Source: Mirror News.