Videos of man assaulted outside mosque go viral

Videos of a man being assaulted outside a mosque in Austin Perdana, Johor, has gone viral on social media.

According to media reports on the matter and Facebook accounts, the incident happened when the man, driving a white Toyota Camry, honked incessantly during the Friday prayers.

Apparently, his vehicle was blocked by the cars parked outside the mosque.

In one of the videos, the driver is seen attempting to speed away when confronted by a group of people who hit and kicked the car, but was unable to do so.

One man was seen hitting the driver with a red traffic cone repeatedly, while there were also others calling for calm.

A woman, who was believed to be in the car as well, was spotted attempting to stop the assault.

Meanwhile, Utusan Online quoted a witness Muhammad Akmal Bakar, 18, as stating that the driver repeatedly honked until the end of the prayer recital.

Oriental Daily, on the other hand, quoted the driver's father as stating that his son suffered injuries to his back and spells of dizziness due to the assault.

It is learnt that both the mosque authorities and victim have filed separate police reports over the incident.

Malaysiakini is attempting to contact the police for comment.- Mkini