Acid Attack in Paris Metro Leaves One Person Injured

One person sustained critical injuries on Friday morning during an acid attack on the first line of the Paris subway, France Info reported, citing a police source.

The acid attack occurred between the Bastille and Gare de Lyon metro stations in Paris at about 8 a.m. on 15 February after a disagreement erupted between two individuals, France Info reported referring to a police source.

One person was critically injured in the attack and is said to be in life-threatening condition, while the perpetrator is currently on the run. Police operation is underway at the Gare de Lyon.

The incident came just two days after Le Parisien reported that a woman and a man, who travelled on line 11 of the Paris metro, suffered burns from sulfuric acid in a bottle. It remains to be determined whether it was inadvertently left behind in the train.