Man brutally beaten in subway station

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Police in New York City are looking for two men in connection with a brutal attack on a subway platform in Queens.

The NYPD says the attack happened on Sunday at about 10:30 p.m.  Two men approached a 22-year-old man on the "E" train platform at the Roosevelt Avenue subway station. They punched him and kicking him in the face, fracturing the victim's jaw.  they then jumped on a Manhattan bound "E" train.

The victim was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn where he required surgery.

Police released photos and descriptions of the men they are looking for:
 
One is black, approximately 16 to 20 years old, and was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt.  The second is black, approximately 16 to 20 years old, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. 
 
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Police say that all calls are confidential.

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