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Police: Two 7-Eleven Stores Robbed At Gunpoint Minutes Apart In Northeast Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies at 7-Eleven convenience stores overnight in Northeast Philadelphia.

Police say the robberies occurred just minutes apart. The first happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at a 7-Eleven along the 7900 block of Frankford Avenue. Ten minutes later, a second 7-Eleven was robbed at Bridge and Thompson Streets.

Investigators say three men, armed with a gun, stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing in a maroon vehicle.

No one was injured during either robbery.

Police are searching for the suspects.

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