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Man Beaten, Robbed of Nearly $3K By Three Men in TriBeCa, NYPD Says

February 8, 2017 1:53pm | Updated February 8, 2017 1:53pm
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TRIBECA — A Queens man was beaten and robbed by three attackers as he walked along Broadway near Canal Street last week, police said.

The three men yelled "Give me your money" as they began to repeatedly punch the 36-year-old in the face on Feb. 2, at about 7:15 p.m., according to a police report.

One of the men grabbed $2,700 out of the man's pocket, and the trio fled.

Police arrested one of the alleged attackers, 30-year-old Issa Diba. He was charged with two counts of second-degree robbery and is being held on $5,000 bail, court records show.

A call to his lawyer was not immediately returned.

Police were still looking for the other two assailants as of Wednesday.

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