Home invaders foiled by couple armed with canned goods in Holmesburg

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Two home invaders broke into an apartment Sunday morning, but didn't take anything due to a Holmesburg couple armed with a bag of canned goods, according to multiple reports.

The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. on the 8000 block of Ditman Street.

NBC10 reports a 28-year-old woman and a 46-year-man heard an unlocked sliding door open went to investigate. The couple found two men, who had broken into the apartment.

The woman attacked one of the suspects with a bag full of canned goods, while the man pushed the other suspect out of the house, according to Metro Philly.

The suspects fled the area.

Police describe both suspects as 6-foot-tall men wearing dark hoodies.