Acid attacks rise in UK: ASTI

LONDON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Corrosive substance attacks in England and Wales in 2022 increased by 69 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the charity Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) on Thursday.

The organization found that the number of such offenses increased from 421 in 2021 to 710 in 2022.

London, among all regions in England and Wales, recorded the second highest rat