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Caught On Camera: Jewish Man Smacked On Brooklyn Sidewalk In Unprovoked Attack

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Jewish man was smacked by a stranger late Thursday night on a Brooklyn sidewalk.

The unprovoked attack was caught on camera shortly before midnight on Sanford Street near Willoughby Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Police said a 32-year-old man hit the 21-year-old victim without exchanging any words.

The suspect was arrested on assault charges shortly after.

Investigators said there's no indication this was a hate crime.

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