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French Tourists Taking Pictures On SF's Twin Peaks Beaten, Robbed

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A group of French tourists was assaulted and robbed on Twin Peaks, according to San Francisco police.

It happened Monday at about 11:15 a.m., in the 100 block of Twin Peaks Boulevard.

The victims were standing on a hill taking pictures of the city when they were approached by two men.

Before making off with the victims' cameras, money, purses and passports, one of the suspects knocked a 81-year-old man to the ground causing him to lose consciousness, according to police.

The victim was treated at a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.

Both suspects were described as black males, between the ages of 20- and 25-years-old.

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