FOUR young boys have been robbed of their mobile phones in an afternoon of thefts.

The youth were all targeted in different locations in the area around Queen's Park, on Glasgow's South Side.

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Each incident happened this afternoon and are believed to involve schoolboys.

There were local reports that a knife was used but police have not confirmed that was the case.

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Officers were seen this afternoon in the park and there were reports of police dogs seen assisting officers.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said enquiries are at a very early stage.

She was unable to give further details but did confirm the thefts took place.