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1,500 Acid Attacks Hit London Since 2011
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Saagar Enjeti
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10:30 AM 03/16/2017
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Acid attacks are occurring with alarming frequency in London, with nearly 1,500 recorded since 2011, British media reports.
A third of the attacks alone were committed in 2016, which itself was up 250 percent from the previous year. The attacks are notoriously used occasionally in the Islamic world by angry suitors seeking revenge on women who rebuff marriage proposals, or commit other “shameful” acts. Charities consulted by British media said 80 percent of all acid attack victims globally are women.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/16/1500-acid-attacks-hit-london-since-2011/#ixzz4bbaJYF2j