LONDON: Delivery rider Jabed Hussain was waiting at a traffic light one night in east London when two attackers sprayed acid in his face and stole his moped. The British capital saw 454 acid attacks reported last year, up from 261 in 2015 and 166 the year before. MP Stephen Timms called for the changes in parliament in July, after his east London constituency of East Ham suffered a spate of attacks. ”What we cannot do is allow a situation where people feel scared to walk around the streets,” he told AFP in his local library. London police carry acid response kits to treat victims and Laurence said the force wanted to be able to test substances on the streets.

Source: The Star December 03, 2017 05:03 UTC