A petrol station attendant was assaulted during a robbery in east Auckland this morning.
Police say three men robbed the Shell station on Tamaki Road about 1.45 am.
The attendant was hit in the face, suffering minor injuries. He was treated in hospital.
The robbers fled with an unknown amount of money.
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