Suspected acid attack in London injures at least six
By AFP | Published: 24th September 2017 11:43 AM |
Last Updated: 24th September 2017 01:53 PM | A+A A- |
Emergency services at Stratford Centre in east London, following a suspected noxious substance attack where six people have been reported injured.
LONDON: A suspected 'noxious substance' attack in east London injured at least six people on Saturday, with police saying they had arrested one man, although they did not believe the incident was terror related.
Police said they were called just before 8 pm (local time) to the Stratford Centre, close to London's Olympic Stadium, following reports of a group of males spraying what was believed to be a noxious substance.
WATCH | At least six people injured in suspected London acid attack
London Ambulance Service tweeted that they had treated six patients after sending paramedics and a fleet of ambulances.
We have treated six people following the incident in #stratford pic.twitter.com/xRpOX0Yzo1
— London Ambulance (@Ldn_Ambulance) September 23, 2017
The injuries were believed to have been sustained in different locations, with one male arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, police said.
Witnesses told the Press Association that an argument had broken out shortly beforehand.
Burger King employee Hossen, 28, said a local homeless man came into the fast food outlet "to wash acid off his face".
There were 431 acid attacks in London last year, 398 of which were carried out in Stratford's borough of Newham.
(With inputs from Associated Press)
