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| Six people are believed to have been injured in Stratford, east London, after reports they had been sprayed with a "noxious substance". | |
| Police were called to the Westfield Shopping Centre just before 20:00 BST. A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. | |
| The Metropolitan Police said there had been reports of a group of males spraying people with the substance. | |
| Ambulance and fire services are also at the scene. | |
| Those reported injured are believed to be in a number of different locations. | |
| The incident is not believed to be terror related. | |
| A police spokeswoman said a cordon was in place at the shopping complex. | |
| Witnesses at the scene said an argument had broken out among a group of people. | |
| A man who gave his name as Hossen, an assistant manager at Burger King, said a victim ran into the fast food chain to "wash acid off his face". | |
| The 28-year-old added: "There were cuts around his eyes and he was trying to chuck water into them." |