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Saskatoon man pepper sprayed, robbed of smokes

Teens pepper spray man, rob him of cigarettes while walking on Saskatoon’s west side Wednesday evening. Vytai Brannan / Global News

SASKATOON – A man walking on Saskatoon’s west side late Wednesday evening ended up being the victim of a street robbery. The man was in the area of 20th Street West and Avenue N North around 11 p.m. when he was approached by two teens.

The pair demanded he turn over his personal property. He was then robbed of his cigarettes and pepper-sprayed.

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Paramedics treated the man at the scene.

READ MORE: Saskatoon police searching for bank robber

The first suspect is aboriginal, around 18, five-foot seven and was wearing a hat, sweater, shorts and shoes that were all black.

The second suspect is also aboriginal, 16, and was wearing a grey shirt, black shorts, a black and white hat and black shoes.

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Both male youth had black bandanas around their neck.

Saskatoon police are asking for anyone with information to contact them at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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