LONDON, England (AFP) — Five acid attacks took place in London late on Thursday night (July 13), local media reported.
According to reports, the attacks began at 22.25 local time (21.25 GMT) when two men riding a moped threw a corrosive substance at another man riding another in Hackney before stealing his vehicle.
Similar attacks were then reported in other areas of north-east London.
Local media reported that detectives were treating the incidents as linked, and one person was being held at a police station on suspicion of performing bodily harm and robbery.