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Police: Gas Station Robbed By Man Armed With Rifle In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police are investigating the armed robbery of a gas station overnight in North Philadelphia.

It happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Exxon station in the 3100 block of North Broad Street.

Police say the suspect robbed the clerk with a rifle, possibly an AK-47.

There was no immediate word on what was taken and there were no initial arrests.

According to the owner, the same gas station was robbed just a few days earlier.

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