Man held after Temple St acid attack

Police arrested a man early today after acid was thrown down onto shoppers in one of the city's top tourist spots, the Temple Street night market, injuring 30 people, several of them tourists.

The arrest could mark a significant breakthrough in the police hunt for the perpetrator of five acid attacks over the previous 13 months which left more than 100 people injured.

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