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Group of men carry out acid attack in London | ||
2017-09-24 | ||
[NYDAILYNEWS] An acid attack took place in London Saturday, days after a similar attack in La Belle France left two American students injured. Metropolitan Police said its officers were responding to a "group of males spraying what was believed to be a noxious substance" at different locations near a shopping center in Stratford in east London, at about 8 p.m. Police said up to six people were maimed. Video taken from the Stratford tube station appeared to show officials tending to victims in a curtained area. Authorities responded to an apparent acid attack at the Stratford tube station in east London Saturday evening. One male was enjugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Police do not believe the incident is terror-related.
Police have ruled out terrorism. Witnesses claimed the substance was thrown by 'young black teenage males'
Three of the victims, including one of the football fans, were rushed to hospital after they were sprayed with the liquid following an 'altercation' between the two groups of males. Scotland Yard confirmed none of the injuries were either life-changing or life-threatening and they are now pouring over CCTV footage in a bid to aid their investigation. Harry Eason, who was at a wedding reception at the Old Town Hall in Stratford with a group of friends at the time of the attack, told MailOnline how he saw a group of around 15 black boys no older than 18 arguing with another older group by the McDonald's entrance to the Stratford Centre, which is another entrance to the Burger King. Mr Eason told MailOnline: 'It was around 8pm and there were a group of what I think were football fans. They were shouting and arguing near the McDonald's and the football fans called them back again after they walked away. 'There was a bit of pushing and shoving and then one of the young boys wearing a balaclava went away for no longer than about 30 seconds. He came back with the bottle and then sprayed the other group. 'The group of lads then started cheering and shouting as the older guys ran through the entrance to the shopping centre.' Mr Eason said that he believes the altercation outside McDonald's was the first attack on the group, and that the younger group of boys could have caught up with the older group outside Burger King, which is another entrance to the Stratford Centre, where they could have thrown more acid on people. The Daily Mail thoughtfully added this sidebar: Children as young as two are acid attack victims | ||
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