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Nine Chinese tourists were robbed at a U.S. mall and some were injured fighting with gangsters

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Nine Chinese tourists were looted at a U.S. mall and some were injured fighting with gangsters. A robbery occurred at the Pacific Plaza in Rowland Heights on the evening of the 11th. Self-guided tourists from mainland China...

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Businesses continued to operate as usual on the 12th. However, he has not let go of the robbery. "It's no longer news that robberies have occurred around here. I've heard about it more than a dozen times in the past few years," said Ms. Liu, who owns a shop in the square. She said that the most frequent situation is in the parking lot of the supermarket next door, where gangsters often follow people in their cars, waiting for opportunities to rob shopping people. Ada, a store clerk in the square, said that in the past two months, Hispanic gangsters robbed a Chinese woman's wallet. The victim was unwilling to let go, so the gangsters actually drove her away. The woman not only lost her money but was also injured. Store owners were uneasy about the robbery on the night of the 11th and hoped that the police would strengthen patrols.

Jose Bastien, a security guard patrolling the exit of the mall on the evening of the 11th, said that he did not notice the robbery in the mall. It was not until police cars, fire trucks and ambulances drove in, and a large crowd gathered around, that he realized that something was wrong. He had just taken office two months ago and said that he had not heard of the mall being in bad public order in the past. There were occasional conflicts and drunkards, but he had never encountered any robbery. He felt helpless and regretful about the result.

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