A man was punched in the face while riding a bus in South Wales in what police believe is an anti semitic attack.

The 38-year-old and his mother were travelling from Barry to Cardiff on Monday afternoon when another man and woman approached them and asked if they were Welsh, police said.

The victim’s mother replied that she was born in Israel and the woman then punched the man in the eye, South Wales Police said.

He was also grabbed by the mouth.

The bus driver stopped the vehicle and the attackers escaped, police added.

The victim was treated in a local hospital.

“Hate crime has no place in society and has always been a priority for South Wales Police,” a spokesperson said.

Police were looking for the suspects.

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