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Rochester cab driver assaulted

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- A Rochester cab driver fought back when two customers tried to rob him.

The taxi driver says he has giving a ride to two men around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when they asked him to stop on 8 1/2 Street Southeast.

The driver says when he started to make change for the riders, they assaulted him.

He fought back and the suspects ran away without getting any money.

The victim drove himself to Saint Marys Hospital and was treated for minor injuries.

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