An African immigrant's dream of opening a restaurant fizzled out last week when he lost $190,000 in a robbery, he says.

According to Abdoul Beh, two men grabbed him by the throat in a stairwell and stole the money.

He says he had recently sold his overseas property to raise money to open a restaurant here, and that he doesn't know his assailants or why they knew he had cash on hand.

Police have released surveillance images of the suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.