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Sarah Marsh

London acid attack victim in hospital after 'corrosive' liquid thrown

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Police were called to the incident in north-east London at 2.34am on Thursday. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

A 21-year-old man is being treated in hospital after an acid attack in north-east London.

Police were called to the incident at 2.34am on Thursday and the London fire service also attended the scene.

The Metropolitan police said: “Officers attended and found a 21-year-old man who had been assaulted, with a corrosive substance thrown over his face.”

Scotland Yard said the victim also sustained cuts to his hands, believed to have been caused by a knife.

A spokeswoman said: “The man has been taken to an east London hospital. His injuries are not being treated as life-threatening or life-changing.”

Police have yet to make any arrests and said inquiries were ongoing.

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