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Video: Juniata Park restaurant workers pistol-whipped, robbed

Police on Monday released new details on last week's violent robbery of a Juniata Park Chinese restaurant in which two workers were pistol-whipped.

Police on Monday released new details on last week's violent robbery of a Juniata Park Chinese restaurant in which two workers were pistol-whipped.

The robbery happened just before midnight Wednesday at Honey Garden Chinese restaurant, 1401 E. Lycoming St., police said.

Authorities on Monday said three men cut through a screen door at a side entrance and surprised two employees, a 36-year-old man and 34-year-old woman.

One of the attackers then pointed a handgun in the employees' direction, demanded money, then began whipping them with the gun.

Police said both employees, whose names were withheld, suffered facial injuries.

The men took an unknown amount of money, and fled in an unknown direction, police said. No other details were available.

Police on Monday released surveillance video showing the attack.

They also asked anyone with information to call the police tipline at 215-686-8477 (TIPS), or text 773847.