Police: Man struck on head with machete at Penn Station subway stop

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man behind a terrifying machete attack at Penn Station.

The man reportedly walked up to a 46-year-old man on the staircase inside the 34th Street and Penn Station 1 train stop last Tuesday evening and struck him on the head with a machete.

The victim suffered a severe laceration in the attack and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

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