DHAKA: Six people were injured in an acid attack in east London, reports BBC.

Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield in east London just before 20:00 BST, following an "altercation" between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown.

Ambulance crews treated six males at the scene for their injuries, and three of them were taken to hospital.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations, sparking initial fears that people had been sprayed at random.

However the Met Police said those injured were connected to the initial attack.

No-one suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries.

Witnesses at the scene said an argument had broken out among a group of people.

BDST: 1007 HRS, SEP 24, 2017
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