Tourists from Saudi Arabia robbed at gunpoint near Central Park

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Sunday, August 14, 2022
Tourists from Saudi Arabia robbed at gunpoint near Central Park
Two tourists from Saudi Arabia were robbed at gunpoint near Central Park.

EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Two tourists from Saudi Arabia were robbed at gunpoint near Central Park.

It happened around 4:30 a.m. on East 59th Street and 5th avenue near the Pulitzer Fountain.

The suspects got away with one of the victim's cellphone.

No one was injured.

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