国际英语资讯:Police confirm more than 400 acid attacks in Britain in just six months
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 16-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> 90-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 16 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="offences">offences</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span>' <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="NPCC">NPCC</span>) <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="corrosive">corrosive</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2017 <span word="across">across</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="bleach">bleach</span>, <span word="ammonia">ammonia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="substances">substances</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span>, <span word="Safeguarding">Safeguarding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vulnerability">Vulnerability</span>, <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Newton">Newton</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Timms">Timms</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>.</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sickening">sickening</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seriousness">seriousness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offences">offences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Prosecution">Prosecution</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="CPS">CPS</span>) <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="classify">classify</span> <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="corrosive">corrosive</span> <span word="substances">substances</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>.</p>
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