Zanzibar acid attack: Catholic priest in hospital
The Independent - Incident comes after assailants threw acid over two British teenage girls on the island in August
A Roman Catholic priest is being treated at hospital after attackers threw acid at him on a busy street in Zanzibar's capital city, Tanzanian police said.
Father Joseph Anselmo Mwagambwa was leaving an internet cafe in the historic Stone Town area of Zanzibar City on Friday at around 4pm when acid was thrown at him.
It follows an acid attack on two British teenage girls working on the island as volunteers last month and is the fifth acid attack on Zanzibar since November 2012.
A police spokesman said the acid had badly injured his face, chest, thighs and legs. Read More
Man Suffers Burns After Liquid Sprayed in his face by Youths During Attack
At around 4.45pm on Monday 9 September 2013, the victim was walking along Leesbrook Nature bridle path near to Wellyhole Street in Oldham when he was approached by two youths.
One of them asked him for a light for a cigarette. As he was lighting their cigarette the other sprayed a liquid into his face which burned his skin. He fell to the ground and the youths walked away.
The victim, a 41-year-old man, was taken to hospital with minor chemical
burns. Read More PTG
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