XML, не могу получить attribute

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Доброго времени суток.

У нас есть XML'ка, конкретно:

<message from="news1.jab.forhaxed.ru" to="v_124060533@jab.forhaxed.ru/Home">

    <event boys="458" waiting="301" girls="389" age="10" xmlns="somegame:event:waitingroom">

        <User name="DurkO=)" male="1" id="v_15637703"/>
        <User name="Musa" male="1" id="v_109380202"/>

        <User name="(:" male="0" id="v_20398419"/>

        <User name="Вован" male="1" id="v_57846798"/>

        <User name="Евгения" male="0" id="v_118294953"/>
    </event>

    <amp xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/amp">

        <rule condition="deliver" value="stored" action="error"/>

    </amp>

</message>

Мне нужно получить из event атрибут boys, girls, etc.
Пробую сделать так (эмпирическим путем):

var try1:String = String(xml.event.@boys);
var try2:String = String(xml.event.attributes);
var try3:String = String(xml.event.attribute("boys"));
var try4:String = String(xml.event.@*);
var try5:String = String(xml.amp.@xmlns);
var try6:String = String(xml.amp.attributes);
var try7:String = String(xml.amp.attribute("xmlns"));
var try8:String = String(xml.amp.@*);
 
var try9:String = String(xml.@from);
var try10:String = String(xml.attributes);
var try11:String = String(xml.attribute("from"));
var try12:String = String(xml.@* );

В ответ получаю:

try1 = ""
try2 = ""
try3 = ""
try4 = ""
try5 = ""
try6 = ""
try7 = ""
try8 = ""
try9 = "news1.jab.forhaxed.ru"
try10 = ""
try11 = "news1.jab.forhaxed.ru"
try12 = undefinded

Как получить attribute у дочерних элементов?