A man was stabbed and seriously injured on a Metrobus on Friday afternoon following a “verbal altercation,” the transit agency said Saturday.

       It “turned physical,” leading to the stabbing, Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said, adding that an investigation is ongoing. Police responded about 3:20 p.m. Friday to the incident on the 33 bus at Newark Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW, Metro said.

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       The victim was hospitalized and is stable, and the assailant has not been caught, Metro said.