London acid attack injures at least five


A still image from video shows responders attending to victim following acid attack in Stratford, London, Britain, September 23, 2017. - @OFFICIALZAKVELI/Social Media/via REUTERS

London (AFP) - An acid attack in east London injured at least five people on Saturday, with police saying they had arrested one man, although they did not believe the incident was terror related.

Police said they were called just before 8pm (1900 GMT) to the Stratford Centre, close to London’s Olympic Stadium, following reports of a group of males spraying what was believed to be a noxious substance.

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