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| Six injured in east London 'acid attack' | Six injured in east London 'acid attack' |
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| Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack. | Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack. |
| Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an "altercation" between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown. | Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an "altercation" between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown. |
| Ambulance crews treated six males at the scene for their injuries, and three of them were taken to hospital. | Ambulance crews treated six males at the scene for their injuries, and three of them were taken to hospital. |
| A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. | A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. |
| Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations, sparking initial fears that people had been sprayed at random. | Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations, sparking initial fears that people had been sprayed at random. |
| However, the Met Police said those injured were connected to the initial attack. | |
| Ch Supt Ade Adelekan said: "I would like to be very clear concerning this incident. | Ch Supt Ade Adelekan said: "I would like to be very clear concerning this incident. |
| "What initially may have been perceived as a number of random attacks has, on closer inspection, been found to be one incident involving two groups of males." | "What initially may have been perceived as a number of random attacks has, on closer inspection, been found to be one incident involving two groups of males." |
| No-one suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries. | No-one suffered 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." |