American Tourists Suffered Horrific Acid Attack In Marseille

EDIT: It has now been found that the assailant was a woman – not a man.

Two American women were victims of a horrific acid attack while on vacation on the coast of Southern France.

According to this:

Two female American tourists suffered facial injuries in an acid attack that left two others nursing burns, outside a train station in Marseille.

 

The four tourists, in their early twenties, were travelling between Marseilles and Paris when a 41-year-old man sprayed them with hydrochloric acid, according to reports.

 

It is understood the tourists were in gare Saint-Charles station just after 11am this morning when the attacker struck.

 

According to witnesses, no slogans were shouted out during the attack, and it was not thought to be terrorist related.

 

All four of those involved in the incident were thought to be American women, and they were traveling as a party.

 

The acid was thought to be in a spray canister sold in DIY shops for cleaning purposes.

 

Local media say the acid hit two girls in the face leaving them with facial burns, while two others are in shock.

 

According to reports, a 41-year-old man was arrested by police and the two tourists were taken to hospital.

 

Fourteen firefighters rushed to the scene in four emergency vehicles. Police do not believe the attack is terror related.

I don’t get it… it’s not terrorism because the guy didn’t yell “Allahu Akbar”? That’s what they mean by “slogans,” right?

The fact that acid attacks have become common throughout Western Europe is absolutely disgusting.

This video explains where this rash of acid attacks is “coming from.”

Terrifying.