LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- NYPD officers are searching for the suspect who slashed a woman riding the subway in Lower Manhattan late Wednesday night.

The 29-year-old victim was heading home on a northbound No. 3 train when she was attacked just after 11:10 p.m. at the Wall Street stop.

The suspect was apparently trying to steal her cell phone.

The victim was slashed in the left arm, left elbow, back and fingers. The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital and was said to be stable.

The victim's sister spoke out Thursday and said her sister is a brave woman who is recovering from surgery after fighting back against her attacker.

"The police said they were very impressed by her strength," the victim's sister Michelle said.

The attacker fled the scene. He was last seen wearing a blue face

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