Five arrested in attacks on National Mall

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Law enforcement officials arrested five young men, including two juveniles, in connection with the brutal armed robberies and sexual assaults on visitors to the National Mall this summer.

The arrested men, between the ages of 16 to 22, turned the Mall into their own “hunting ground,” hiding in the shadows at night and pouncing on 12 unsuspecting visitors, said U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein.

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