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Mustafa Yakupoglu, Gas Station Clerk, Grabs Robbers' Gun, Chases Them Out Of Long Island Store (VIDEO)

Mustafa Yakupoglu, Gas Station Clerk, Grabs Robbers' Gun, Chases Them Out Of Long Island Store (VIDEO)
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A Long Island gas station clerk got the jump on two would-be robbers Wednesday, snatching away a 12-gauge shotgun and chasing them out of the store.

Surveillance cameras show Mustafa Yakupoglu calmly dealing with the two thugs as they enter the store wearing masks and aiming a gun directly at him. In a flash Yakupoglu grabs the weapon from one of the stunned assailants. Seconds later the clerk can be heard yelling after the two men as they run away.

The suspects are still at large, but out a gun.

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