A foreign student was stabbed in the face by two strangers in a racist attack.

The 27-year-old student from Libya was standing at a bus stop opposite Lidl, in Arundel Road, Kemp Town, on Wednesday when he was attacked.

Two men approached him and swore at him before stabbing him with a knife.

They ran off and did not steal anything.

One suspect was described as white, aged 25, about 6' 1', slim build and wearing a red T-shirt, dark jeans, a black baseball style cap with long hair sticking out the back.

The other was described as white, aged 25, 5' 11', slim build, with light brown hair shaved. He had bad teeth and was wearing jeans, a white T-shirt and a blue hooded top.

Detective Constable Sophie Tullett said: "The victim had to have stitches to the wound to his face and was obviously very upset about what happened.

"We are treating this as a racist attack and appealing for any witnesses to come forward."

Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting serial 1635 of 2/10 or email contact.centre@sussex.pnn.police.uk.