Six people were believed to have been injured on Saturday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in a number of attacks in an area around a shopping centre in east London, police said. The attacks occurred near the Stratford Centre, in Stratford, police said. Earlier they had said the incident took place around the bigger Westfield shopping centre which is nearby. The incident occurred around 8pm it said. The government said in July it would look at tougher punishments for people who attack others using acid.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 24, 2017 03:22 UTC