Six friends on way home from gym in north London targeted by armed gang

Six gym-goers were set upon by more than a dozen thugs armed with knives in north London.
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Julia Atherley26 September 2019
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Six gym-goers were set upon by more than a dozen thugs armed with knives as they returned from a workout in north London.

The “burly” members of Dynamic Sports Academy were attacked by masked men as they walked through Finsbury Park to the station after a gym session.

One man told how three of the group were singled out and two had their phones stolen at about 8.30pm on September 16.

“They were targeting certain people in the group, they were targeting the smaller boys, the ones that seemed quiet,” he said.

He added that one of the friends fled the scene on foot after being separated from the others and held at knifepoint by the muggers.

“The boy that they pulled away by himself, they were threatening to stab him if he didn’t unlock his phone,” he said.

A Met spokesman said officers had received a report of a robbery by thugs on a bicycle.

He added: “The men intimated they had a weapon and demanded the victim hand over his phone before leaving the area.

Inquiries are ongoing; no arrests have been made.”

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