U.S. students treated, released after acid attack in France

Four American college students were released from a hospital in Marseille, France, after being treated for burns from an attack by a 41-year-old woman who sprayed them with acid on Sunday. Authorities, who are not treating the incident as a terror attack, said the attacker, now in police custody, suffered from mental illness. The four juniors from Boston College, a private Jesuit university in Massachusetts, stood outside the Marseille-Saint Charles train station when the woman approached them and sprayed the acid on their faces and legs. The university released a statement confirming the students sought treatment for burns but have been released. “It appears the students are fine, considering the circumstances, though they may require additional treatment for burns,” said Nick Gozik, Boston College’s director of international programs. One of the students, Michelle Krug, asked for prayers for the attacker, saying in a Facebook post that “mental illness is not a choice and should not be villainized.”