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Suspected 'acid attack' outside Market Place shopping centre Bolton

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  • Police have closed off a road in Bolton town centre following a suspected 'liquid attack'.
  • Witnesses saw a man writhing in pain on the ground in Knowsley Street before officers arrived at just after 5pm.
  • The 25-year-old victim was rushed to hospital and was described by police as "in pain but responsive".

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