A man has been doused in what is thought to be bleach at a busy market in east London.
The victim was targeted at around 1:40pm this afternoon while walking through Broadway Market in Hackney.
Police are still hunting for the attacker and a cordon is in place around the area.
One onlooker shared a picture on X, showing police cars and vehicles from the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service on the scene.
A spokesman for the Met Police said: ‘Police were called at about 13:40hrs on Thursday, 14 November to reports of an assault at Broadway Market, E8.
‘Emergency services attended and were informed that a substance, believed to be bleach, had been poured onto a man at the location.
‘The man was treated at the scene. Officers remain in the area.
‘There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.’