Munich. A 34 year old cleaner has been beaten without any apparent motive in an underground station in Munich.

The cleaner was waiting at the underground station at Odeonsplatz on Friday at 5.45 AM when five young men walked passed him. One of them asked the 34 year old "What are you looking at?". After that he grabbed the cleaner by his collar and the aggression quickly escalated with one after another of the others in the group joining in.

They were beating the cleaner and only stopped when he intentionally fell on the floor. The 34 yer old suffered several bruises and swelling.

According to police the five young men are between 20 and 25 years old and of arabic origin.