KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 -- A man was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon while queuing for a bus near a university in Wangsa Maju recently, in an incident captured on video that has since gone viral on social media.

According to Utusan Malaysia, the footage appears to show a man dressed in black suddenly attacking a man dressed in white multiple times with what appears to be a sharp weapon before kicking him. The motive for the assault remains unclear.

The exact date of the incident has not been disclosed.

Police launched an investigation after the victim lodged a report.

Wangsa Maju district police chief Assistant Commissioner Annas Sulaiman said an investigation paper had been opened under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntar...