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Four armed bandits stormed the Diego Martin branch of fast-food outlet Church's Chicken, beating a young employee and escaping with thousands of dollars in cash and cellphones.

The 21-year-old victim said that around 12.40 am on December 18, he was emptying garbage through the rear door of the restaurant when a silver station wagon pulled up.

Four men got out, forced him back inside the kitchen area and robbed the establishment. The men stole the day’s sales, amounting to about $16,000, before robbing staff members of their cellphones.