A bizarre attack on the New York subway

Four women dressed as green gnomes, who brutally attacked two 19-year-old women on a Manhattan subway train, have been identified by authorities, who are actively looking for them.

Emily Soto, 34, as well as Mairam Cisse Issouf, Ciante Alston and Dariana Peguero, all 26, are among the suspects, chief investigations officer James Essig said.


A bizarre attack on the New York subway

On October 2, the four women, accompanied by two friends, violently attacked two women who were traveling in the Times Square subway in New York.


A bizarre attack on the New York subway

In the video taken by a dismayed bystander, some members of the group can be seen hitting and shoving the victims.


A bizarre attack on the New York subway

Some try in vain to keep their friends away for long minutes.


A bizarre attack on the New York subway

The victims had a cell phone and a purse stolen, police said.

The strange group fled the scene after the attack. The police have not identified the other suspects, reports the New York Post.


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