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| 'Noxious substance' thrown at woman in Bury St Edmunds pub | 'Noxious substance' thrown at woman in Bury St Edmunds pub |
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| A woman has temporarily lost sight in one eye after a "noxious substance" was thrown in her face at a pub. | A woman has temporarily lost sight in one eye after a "noxious substance" was thrown in her face at a pub. |
| The attack, on the woman in her 30s, happened at the Glad Abbot in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, at about 23:00 BST on Friday. | |
| Two men entered the premises and threw the substance from a bottle. | Two men entered the premises and threw the substance from a bottle. |
| Police said they were not treating it as a random attack. However, they believe the victim was not the intended target. | Police said they were not treating it as a random attack. However, they believe the victim was not the intended target. |
| She was treated at the scene by ambulance staff and taken to hospital for further treatment. | She was treated at the scene by ambulance staff and taken to hospital for further treatment. |
| One of the two men who entered the premises in Glastonbury Road was wearing a hooded top. The other was wearing a baseball cap, police said. | One of the two men who entered the premises in Glastonbury Road was wearing a hooded top. The other was wearing a baseball cap, police said. |
| An investigation is under way to determine what the substance was. | An investigation is under way to determine what the substance was. |
| Suffolk police had earlier received reports of two cars driving dangerously and colliding with each other in the Out Risbygate and Newmarket Road area of the town. | Suffolk police had earlier received reports of two cars driving dangerously and colliding with each other in the Out Risbygate and Newmarket Road area of the town. |
| They are looking at whether the attack may be connected. | They are looking at whether the attack may be connected. |