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S.F. Police Seek Suspect In BART Machete Attack

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) -- San Francisco police are hunting for a machete-wielding attacker who slashed a man at a BART station.

The assault was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Civic Center station.

Police say the attacker, believed to be in his 40s, ran away.

There's no immediate word on the condition of the victim or a motive for the attack.

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