Nightclub 'acid attack' leaves 12 injured in Hackney
Two men in their 20s collapsed as clubbers rushed to escape the Easter event at the trendy Mangle venue in Hackney, east London. Others grabbed bottles of water to pour over friends whose faces had been burned by the corrosive liquid.
About 200 revellers fled the club before the emergency services arrived. Another 400 were evacuated soon after and police closed off surrounding roads.
PA Emergency services at the scene after an attacker sprayed acid into a crowd leaving a nightclub
One witness said: “It was like war. The police were everywhere.”
It was like war. The police were everywhere Witness
The two men were in a serious but stable condition. Eight others were treated before being taken to hospital and two more attended A&E.
PA The attack at the Mangle venue in Hackney, east London, left 12 people injured