Evening Standard
A man has been rushed to hospital after a suspected acid attack in a north London high street.
Police were called by London Ambulance Service at 02:34 on Thursday to initial reports of a stabbing in Stoke Newington High Street.
Officers attended and found a 21-year-old man who had been assaulted, with a corrosive substance thrown over his face and cuts to his hand believed to have been caused by a knife.
A spokesperson for Scotland Yard told HuffPost UK: “The man has been taken to an east London hospital. His injuries are not being treated as life threatening or life-changing.“
The London Fire Brigade were also in attendance.
No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.
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