MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two men walking out of a Minneapolis Catholic church on Sunday morning were attacked and robbed by a group of as many as eight men, police say.

Minneapolis church robbery

What we know:

Police responded shortly after 8 a.m. to a report of a robbery outside St. Joan of Arc Catholic church. The church is located on 3rd Avenue South near East 46th Street in the Regina neighborhood. Morning mass at the church is scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m. and was likely underway when the attack happened.

Officers learned two men were walking from the church when a group of seven to eight men jumped out of two gray vehicles and swarmed them.

Police say one man was injured when he was pushed to the ground while the other man was hurt when he ducked to avoid a thrown object.

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