PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – Pawtucket police were looking for three suspects Saturday connected to a home invasion that left an elderly couple bound and beaten.

Police said three people wearing dark clothing and masks broke into a Pawtucket couple’s home, bound the 74-year-old and 69-year-old with duct tape and beat them about their faces.

When officers arrived at 82 Beacon St. early Saturday, the assailants had already fled.

Police described the suspects as all speaking with an accent, and said two of the robbers had handguns. One of the suspects also may have sustained a severe bite to a finger on the right hand during a struggle with one of the victims.

Various rooms in the couple’s home were ransacked, and cash and other valuables were taken, police said.

The couple was not identified by police and there was no word on their conditions.

Detectives said anyone with information should contact the department at (401) 726-3911.