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Talia Shadwell

Hackney acid attack: Two men in 20s rushed to hospital after substance thrown

Two men aged in their 20s have been rushed to hospital after a suspected acid attack in east London.

The Metropolitan Police say officers were called to reports of a "corrosive substance" being thrown at two young men in Hackney at 7.21pm.

Both were taken to hospitals and their conditions were assessed as non life-threatening.

The Met said: "Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene two males, aged 20s, were found suffering from substance burns. 

"Both injured males were taken to east London hospitals. Their condition has been assessed as non-life threatening."

The force said no arrests had been made and Hackney police are investigating.

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