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Two men were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and hate crime charges for allegedly attacking people inside a Beverly Hills restaurant last year, officials announced Tuesday.

Harutyun Harry Chalikyan, 23, of Tujunga, and William Stepanyan, 23, of Glendale, were named in an indictment unsealed Tuesday, charging them each with one count of conspiracy and five hate crimes, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.