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Source: SF Gate
A recent string of robberies on BART trains took a frightening turn when dozens of juveniles swarmed an Oakland station over the weekend and commandeered a train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones and leaving at least two with head injuries, witnesses told the transit agency.
The incident the first of its kind in recent memory occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Coliseum Station.
According to a police officials, witnesses said 40 to 60 juveniles flooded the station, jumped the fare gates and rushed to the second-story train platform. Some of the robbers apparently held open the doors of a Dublin-bound train car while others streamed inside, confronting and robbing and in some cases beating riders.
The juveniles committed multiple strong-arm robberies of bags and cell phones, said a police summary prepared after the incident. At least two victims suffered head/facial injuries requiring medical attention.
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BART officials are withholding all video footage of the event because the perpetrators appear to be minors.