POLICE on Wearside believe a masked gang is responsible for street robberies in which two men were attacked.
A 21-year-old man was threatened by three thugs and had a knife held to his face in The Royalty, off Chester Road, in Sunderland. He was forced to hand over cash.
Shortly afterwards, a 20-year-old man was attacked in nearby Pensher Street, but the robbers fled empty handed. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attacks, which happened between 11.45pm and midnight on Friday.
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