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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

A street acid attack left six people hospitalized as police investigate the motive behind the violent assault

  • Six people in Jersey City, New Jersey, suffered skin burns and peeling after being attacked with sulfuric acid.
  • The incident involved two individuals on a moped who threw an acidic substance at a group in a car on Wilkinson Ave.
  • Five of the victims were women and three were teenagers; all were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and are in stable condition.
  • Authorities stated the attack appears to be targeted and followed an earlier altercation.
  • One juvenile has been arrested in connection with the incident, and charges are pending as the investigation remains ongoing.

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Six people suffer skin burns and peeling after acid attack in Jersey City as juvenile arrested, police say

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