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Thanks to a “detailed description” of a pair of mugging suspects relayed to a responding officer, police were able to make quick arrests in an incident on Rideau Street Monday afternoon.

Police say two men assaulted and robbed the victim of cash at 1:19 p.m. in the block between Sussex Drive and William Street.

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Two suspects were arrested nearby without incident.

Kevin Murenzi, 21, of no fixed address, and Lionel Zingiro, 28, of Ottawa, are charged with robbery. Murenzi is also charged with two counts of breach of probation.

Murenzi was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday; Zingiro is to appear Apr. 11.

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