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Stratford 'acid attack': Police called to east London bus station 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 at about 8pm, a spokesman told The Independent. 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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