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(AP) -- Authorities say a 52-year-old man has been released from the hospital after he was attacked with a machete during an armed robbery.

Albany Police Department spokeswoman Phyllis Banks says Ramon Perez was slashed in the head Monday night by a man apparently trying to rob Perez.  Banks says Perez was taken to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and released Tuesday afternoon.  Police have arrested 52-year-old Andres Herrera on aggravated assault and armed robbery charges in connection with the incident.

Authorities say Herrera is a homeless farm worker in Moultrie.  Police say the two men know each other.

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