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| Six injured in east London 'acid attack' | |
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| Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, after a reported acid attack. | |
| Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST. A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. | Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST. A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. |
| Police said there had been reports of a group of males spraying people with a noxious substance. Ambulance and fire services were also called. | Police said there had been reports of a group of males spraying people with a noxious substance. Ambulance and fire services were also called. |
| The incident is not believed to be terror related. | The incident is not believed to be terror related. |
| Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations. | Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations. |
| Six patients were treated at the scene, and three of them were taken to hospital, Paul Gibson of the London Ambulance Service said. | |
| No-one is thought to have life-threatening or life-changing injuries. | No-one is thought to have life-threatening or life-changing injuries. |
| Witnesses at the scene said an argument had broken out among a group of people. | 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 had run into the fast food chain to "wash acid off his face". | A man who gave his name as Hossen, an assistant manager at Burger King, said a victim had run 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." | The 28-year-old added: "There were cuts around his eyes and he was trying to chuck water into them." |
| Tahseen Taj lives in one of the buildings just opposite the shopping centre and was disturbed by the noise. | Tahseen Taj lives in one of the buildings just opposite the shopping centre and was disturbed by the noise. |
| "I could hear a lot of ambulances and police from around 20:45, but also there's a West Ham match today; I thought it must be a football brawl," she said. | "I could hear a lot of ambulances and police from around 20:45, but also there's a West Ham match today; I thought it must be a football brawl," she said. |
| "But after some time it just increased and increased, and there were a lot of fire brigades and ambulances and police, and it was quite chaotic to be honest. | "But after some time it just increased and increased, and there were a lot of fire brigades and ambulances and police, and it was quite chaotic to be honest. |
| "I was quite worried." | "I was quite worried." |