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'Targeted' acid attack sparks police manhunt

BBC A police officer in uniform stands guard at a cordon outside a row of grey-bricked terraced houses in Plymouth. He is standing behind a line of police tape. A police forensics van is parked next to him on the road. The roof of a police car can also be seen.BBC
Devon and Cornwall Police officers were called to a property on Lipson Road in Plymouth

A man has been seriously injured in an acid attack in Plymouth, police have said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers went to a property on Lipson Road at about 03:55 GMT on Friday after they received reports that two people had forced their way in and assaulted the occupant.

Police said it had been confirmed that acid was used during the attack and the victim was taken to hospital.

The incident was being treated as a "targeted attack" and searches for the two suspects were under way, a police spokesperson said.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact police.

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