An Arab was under arrest today on charges of hurling acid at two Jews.
Ephraim Yeshuah David, 35, a merchant, is in a hospital as a result of the attack, his eyesight endangered. The second victim, Habib Shosansi, was less seriously burned by the acid. Their assailant was caught by a Jewish passerby, who witnessed the attack.
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