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CHICAGO — The Orange Line was down 10 minutes during busy evening rush hour after a man’s ear was bitten off.

Police say the incident happened around 49th and Western and the injured man is currently being treated at Holy Cross Hospital.

The top of the man’s ear was bitten off. Authorities had to shut down the line to look for the missing body part, according to a source.

Neither the man or his attacker has been identified.

CTA released the following statement: “Trains were stopped for an ‘altercation’ around 5 p.m. and were back up and running 10 minutes later.

No one is in custody while police are investigating the incident.

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