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PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia hope a security video will help them identify a group of young adults sought in a violent attack on a gay couple.
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The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you.Police say the group asked about the pair’s sexual orientation, and then beat and punched them while holding them down.
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The video, released Tuesday by the Philadelphia Police Department, shows about a dozen young people strolling downtown. Police describe them as clean-cut, well-dressed and in their early 20s. The suspects include young men wearing golf shirts, khaki shorts and, in one case, an orange sweater vest.
Police say one person also took a bag one of the victims dropped.
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