A teenager has been arrested after five acid attacks in north London overnight.
The Metropolitan police said they were treating the attacks, which all happened within 90 minutes in Hackney, Stoke Newington, and Islington, as connected.
The teen, who has not been named, has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. He remains in custody at an east London police station.
The first assault occurred shortly after 10pm. Police were called to the scene of a robbery at the Hackney Road junction with Queensbridge Road at 10:25pm, and found a man suffering from injuries.
Two men on a moped are reported to have driven alongside the victim, throwing a corrosive substance in his face, before making off with the 32-year-old's vehicle. He was taken to an east London hospital and his injuries are described as not life-threatening.
At 10:49pm two men approached a man on a moped on Highbury Corner and threw a corrosive substance in his face. The Met said the victim was taken to a north London hospital and "we await an update on his condition".
Shortly after 11pm, another man was the victim of an acid attack when two males threw a corrosive substance at him while he was on a moped on Shoreditch High Street.
He was taken to hospital, and his injuries were described as not life-threatening.
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