Maajid Nawaz shared this photograph of his damaged face with 227,000 of his followers on twitter (Image: Twitter) The 41-year-old said the assailant ran up and hit him in a completely unprovoked attack before fleeing the scene. The anti-extremism campaigner said he was "racially attacked" and punched on the forehead. Mr Nawaz tweeted: “Tonight I was racially attacked while alone outside Soho theatre, from behind, as I bent down to pick up my phone. Related articles Nawaz fumes at McDonnell threats after masked thugs targeted Rees-Mogg ‘Answer me Corbyn!’ LBC host demands wants answer to KEY question “The white male assailant called me a 'f***ing p' as he hit me in the face with maybe a signet ring and ran away like a coward. “He took nothing. “He was just a racist.” Mr Nawaz has reported the incident to police and said there were witnesses to the attack. READ MORE: Nawaz sparks FIERY row after lefties terrorise Churchill cafe Maajid Nawaz shared this photograph of his damaged face with 227,000 of his followers on twitter (Image: GETTY) He added: “The police have his face on CCTV. “My forehead will probably be scarred for life. “But we will find you, you racist coward, and you will face British justice.” The LBC radio presenter tweeted a photo of a punch wound to his forehead and said he was racially abused and then hit in the face with. Related articles LBC caller blasts bid to tear down 'white supremacist' Nelson's Column LBC host SCOLDS 'institutionally anti-Semitic' Labour in FURIOUS rant Maajid Nawaz shared another photograph of his damaged face with 227,000 of his followers on twitter (Image: Twitter) The Met Police said it was called to a report of a racially aggravated assault at 7.10pm GMT. A spokesperson said the suspect had fled the scene in Dean Street before officers arrived. No arrests have been made and an investigation has been launched, the force added. Mr Nawaz is the founder of the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism organisation. Related articles Comments Unavailable Sorry, we are unable to accept comments about this article at the moment. However, you will find some great articles which you can comment on right now in our Comment section. All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility