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A 69-year-old security guard was attacked by a bear in a public restroom in Japan

The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 28, according to local news agency Kyodo News

The man, who sustained minor injuries, managed to fight off the bear by kicking it, before running to a nearby police box to report the attack

A man has been attacked by a bear in a public restroom in Japan.

According to local media outlets Kyodo News and NHK , the 69-year-old, who is a security guard, was mauled by the bear just as he was about to exit the restroom near a train station north of Tokyo.

Though he fell, the man managed to fight back and kick the bear, which caused it to flee, per Kyodo News. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 28, with the man runnin

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