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Tahjah Coleman attacked by red-tailed hawk in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Some Brooklyn residents are concerned to go outdoors after a red-tailed hawk attacked a woman. Tahjah Coleman says she was on her Bedford-Stuyvesant terrace when the bird grabbed her head from behind.

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May 27, 2014, 2:20 AM

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