Police are investigating an assault in downtown Vancouver where a stranger hit a man in the face in an unprovoked attack.

Vancouver Police say the attack happened over the weekend on West Georgia Street in front of the HudsonB次元官网网址檚 Bay store, where surveillance cameras caught the assault on video.

The footage shows an identified suspect leaning near the storeB次元官网网址檚 wall, then suddenly lunging at the 28-year-old victim as he walked by, striking him in the face with an elbow.

The attack knocked the victim onto the ground, while the male suspect is seen running away.

Police say the victim suffered facial injuries but didnB次元官网网址檛 need to go to the hospital.

Investigators are now asking for the publicB次元官网网址檚 help in identifying the suspect and providing more details on the attack, as the video shows a number of people waiting at a nearby bus stop who witnessed the assault.

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Other unprovoked stranger attacks in September, just a few blocks away from the latest assault, led to the death of one person, while another manB次元官网网址檚 hand was cut off.

A 34-year-old man from White Rock was later arrested.