Breaking news out of France where we’re seeing reports that 4 American women on vacation were the victims of an acid attack in the port city of Marseille:
French police say 4 US tourists in Marseille are hospitalized after a woman threw acid in their faces. https://t.co/r3YZlZqdyz
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2017
According to the AP, two of the women were hospitalized for injuries from the acid, two from shock:
I'm so angry right now, I can't even think straight. Two American women had acid thrown in their faces, w/ 1 possible eye injury.#Marseille
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) September 17, 2017
The women were all in there 20s:
Four American tourists, all women in their 20s, are attacked with acid in Marseille, France. https://t.co/IcHD3dRKBB
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) September 17, 2017
The attacker, also a woman, was arrested:
Four U.S. tourists attacked with acid in Marseille by a woman who has been arrested, officials say https://t.co/gSx782Y3wj pic.twitter.com/MCELbEZDKJ
— Bloomberg (@business) September 17, 2017
We’ll update this post as soon as we learn more.
Update. All 4 women were students at Boston College:
#Breaking: Four young women attacked with acid in France Sunday were all Boston College students, university says. https://t.co/xrkF4FjVQw
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) September 17, 2017
From the Boston Globe:
The women, all juniors at BC, were identified as Courtney Siverling, Charlotte Kaufman, and Michelle Krug, who are enrolled in the college’s Paris program, and Kesley Korsten, a student at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
A statement from Boston College says all 4 women have been released from the hospital although it’s not clear yet if they will need additional treatment for the burns:
#BostonCollege statement regarding the 4 students attacked in #Marseille France. #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/T7paNs5h7i
— Tim Martin (@TMar15) September 17, 2017
As of now, police are saying the woman arrested had mental issues and is not terror releated:
Acid attack in Marseille won't be investigated as act of terror https://t.co/AcR7cltpnJ pic.twitter.com/onmiZgZ5Eq
— KOCO-5 Oklahoma City (@koconews) September 17, 2017
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