Corrosive substance

East London acid attack sees “corrosive substance” thrown over a heavily pregnant woman’s baby bump

A heavily pregnant woman has had acid thrown over her baby bump while her partner suffered injuries to his face in a horrific East London attack.

The expectant mum and man were rushed to hospital after being being sprayed with a corrosive substance in Bow in the early hours of Tuesday, July 4.

Driver detained after lorry poured 4 tons of hydrochloric acid on road in Turkey's Tekirdağ

A driver was detained after the lorry he drove poured hydrochloric acid on a road in the Marmara province of Tekirdağ on June 8, Doğan News Agency has reported.   

The lorry laden with 10 tons of hydrochloric acid was heading toward the Marmara Ereğlisi district from Çerkezköy. Two barrels of the acid slid off the flatbed and poured on the road while he was driving.