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Three men rob couple in their house in Gunma Prefecture

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Three men broke into a house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, and robbed a couple early Saturday morning.

According to police, a 76-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife were asleep in their bedroom on the second floor when they were woken up, gagged and tied up with something like a power cord, TV Asahi reported.

The man told police the intruders, all wearing balaclavas, said "money, money" in broken Japanese. After ransacking the room, they took cash, a cell phone and other items and fled.

The man was able to free himself and call 110 at around 3:50 a.m. Neither he nor his wife were injured.

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Gumma-Ken is a dangerous area. There are lots of foreign workers stealing cars and car spare parts. There should be more patrolling during the night.

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The man was able to free himself and call 110 at around 3:50 a.m. Neither he nor his wife were injured.

That's great for 76-year-old,

The man told police the intruders, all wearing balaclavas, said "money, money" in broken Japanese

Or just Japanese try want to create false impression as if foreigner who really do that.

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