A 3rd-year elementary school student was attacked and knocked off his bicycle by a man in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, police said Tuesday.

According to police, the young boy was riding his bike near Kawabe Elementary School at around 4 p.m. Monday when a man suddenly ran up to him and grabbed his chest and yanked him off the bike, NTV reported. Police said the man then punched the boy in the face before running away.

The boy ran into the school grounds, crying and with his nose bleeding, police said.

The attacker was described as being in his 50s, dressed in black with a cap and wearing sunglasses.

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