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Armed Robbers Target Asian Business Owners in Philly: Police

Philadelphia Police are searching for armed robbers who they say have targeted several Asian-owned businesses in the city in the past few months.

Between May 3 and August 1 the suspects have robbed 11 businesses, police say. During many of the incidents, the suspects broke into the closed businesses where homes are attached. They then robbed the victims at gunpoint, taking money, cigarettes, jewelry and electronics.

The first suspect is described as a thin black male with a bald or short, shaved head and a short beard with two tattoos of bold text on the inside and outside of his right forearm.

The second suspect is described as a black male with a heavy build and facial hair with numerous tattoos on his arms and neck.

If you have any information on their whereabouts, please call Philadelphia Police.

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