Teens pepper sprayed while fighting off bike thieves in Winnipeg

A group of teens playing basketball was pepper sprayed Wednesday night while preventing their bicycles from being stolen.

Police said eight 13- and 14-year-oldswere playing basketball at Sargent Park Schoolin the city's West End around 10 p.m.

When a smaller group of youthtried to steal their bicycles, the basketball-playingteens confronted them and were sprayed.

The attackers ranoff without stealing the bikes and none of the spray victims required medical attention, police said.

No arrests have been made.

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