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Homeless men face charges for fighting New York officer

NEW YORK

Authorities said Wednesday that three homeless men who battled a New York City police officer on a subway platform will face criminal charges after video of the encounter garnered millions of views online.

Two of the men will be charged with riot and obstructing governmental administration, police said, while a third man faces those counts in addition to attempted assault. Two of the three men had been taken into custody Wednesday evening. The third remained at large.

Two other men in the video appeared to be trying to break up the scuffle. They haven’t been charged.