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Ottawa police and OC Transpo are investigating videos that surfaced on Twitter of a vicious beating on a bus.

“Actions like this aren’t legal anywhere,” OC Transpo tweeted after several people reported the videos.

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One video showed what sounded like a heated discussion between two men before one repeatedly punched the other in the face. The victim was sitting at the back of the bus when the other man confronted him.

The video was posted with the caption “The next person to fight Mayweather”, likely referring to retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Following the attack, the victim’s head was down and he appeared disoriented in a second video posted on social media.

“This guy’s sleeping,” said a man videotaping the assault.

The videos were posted on Twitter on Saturday after two teaser photos were posted of the attack.

In a tweet, OC Transpo said it couldn’t comment on whether the bus driver witnessed the attack but said the protocol in such instances is for the driver to pull over, open the doors and call for help.

The man who posted the videos could not be reached.

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