The woman told officers she was carrying her groceries at the MBTA Broadway Station around 4 p.m. when the youths knocked the food out of her hands and attacked her with it, transit police tweeted. She received injuries to her head that required attention from doctors.
The young people then ran away. Police said they are scouring security videos and asking for the public's help to track them down.
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