Growing concern about London's acid-crime problem has done nothing to slow the spate of attacks, as two more young men were doused with a noxious substance in an area east of the British capital Tuesday night.The victims, believed to be in their late teens, flagged down police in Tower Hamlets, East London, at about 7 p.m. local time Tuesday, after being sprayed with acid. Pictures circulated on social media showed the victims, stripped to the waist and with burnt patches on their heads, being treated by an attending crew of firefighters.A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the injuries were not life-threatening, adding that no arrests have yet been made.Tuesday's attacks are just the latest in the British capital's growing epidemic of acid violence, as offenders – overwhelmingly young men – increasingly use highly acidic household products such as drain cleaners as weapons in street violence, robberies, and targeted attacks. Cheap, highly accessible, and easier to carry undetected than a knife, acid – referred to in one recent criminal trial as "face melter" – has become a worryingly popular weapon, leaving a growing number of victims with devastating physical and mental injuries.Continue reading on VICE NEWS