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A deli worker fought off two armed robbers who posed as police officers inside an Upper West Side bodega Monday evening, according to a report by the New York Daily News.
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The incident happened around 6:48 p.m. at 89 Convenience Mart, located at 2416 Broadway near the corner of West 89th Street. The worker, identified by the Daily News as 22-year-old Hassan Al-Sufyani, had been on the job for less than two months when the confrontation unfolded.According to Al-Sufyani, one of the suspects entered the store claiming to be a police officer and demanded to conduct a search. When Al-Sufyani refused and asked to see a warrant, the man reportedly lifted his shirt to reveal a gun. A physical struggle followed, during which a second suspect entered the store and attempted to steal UPS packages from the deli, which also serves as a package drop-off location.
Despite being outnumbered and facing an armed suspect, Al-Sufyani said he managed to push both men out of the store after a brief fight. The suspects ultimately fled with only two small packages, the Daily News reported.
“I wasn’t going to let them rob my place,” Al-Sufyani told the outlet.
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Police described the suspects as men in their 20s wearing black clothing and braided hairstyles. They were last seen running southbound on Broadway. No serious injuries were reported.When asked by the Daily News whether he planned to ask for a raise following the incident, Al-Sufyani downplayed his actions, saying he was simply trying to avoid getting hurt.
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