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Stratford 'acid attack': Six people injured near shopping centre in east London | |
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The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its officers were called to an "acid incident" in Stratford, east London. | The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its officers were called to an "acid incident" in Stratford, east London. |
Its officers were called to Stratford Shopping Centre at about 8pm, a spokesman told The Independent. | |
The force said a "group of males" were reported spraying "what is believed to be a noxious substance" and six people were injured in a number of locations. | |
One person has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, it said. | |
The incident is not being treated as terror-related. | |
Paramedics and firefighters were also called, and a cordon is in place. | |
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