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15 acid attacks per week in Britain, with 73% of them taking place in London
The United Kingdom’s surge of the previously unheard of phenomenon of acid attacks has seen an average of 15 a week over the past three years, with the vast majority taking place in the crime-struck capital.
There were 2,602 acid attacks in Britain between January 2015 and May 2018, according to government figures accessed by The Mirror.
Comparing that figure, the newspaper notes that between 2007...
Hundreds of Migrants Storm Spanish Border, Attack Police With Acid
Over 100 African migrants stormed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocoo on Wednesday, attacking police with acid.
“The migrants, some with bloodied arms and legs from climbing over the razor wire at the top of the border fences, cheered as they walked towards a temporary reception centre,” reports Voice of Europe. “The television images showed the mostly young men some shouting, “I...
Acid Gaining Popularity Over Knives as Preferred Weapon of British Gangs
Acid has become a popular weapon in gang wars in Britain because it can be purchased over-the-counter from shops, thrown from a distance and hidden easily, explains Jermaine Lawlor, a former gang member who is now a youth worker in Enfield, north London.
“Acid is a weapon of choice primarily because it is easy to conceal. You can have it on you… in a bottle, which means when the police stop...
Sweden Facing New Challenges as Acid Throwing Plague Reaches Scandinavia
The UK has recently achieved the dubious honor of becoming the “world capital of acid attacks,” which have more than tripled in six years. Now, this deadly trend appears to have reached Scandinavia, as two people were attacked with a caustic liquid in Greater Stockholm earlier this week.
Two people were taken to hospital in Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm after being attacked with some...
1500 Acid Attacks Hit London Since 2011
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”...
Islam: Religion of Injustice
Muslims do not respect Western ideals of human rights and do not assimilate into Western nations.
When they hear the word Islam, most Americans think of terrorism. However, terrorism is only one manifestation of the fundamentally alien nature of the religion practiced by 1.8 billion world-wide. Americans and other westerners believe that people have natural rights and that these are the foundation...