Turkey: Girls attacked w/acid for wearing short skirts.

And so it begins.

Not only are girls having their heads shaved by brothers to force them to wear the hijab, Turkey's recent reversal of hijab laws are already emboldening the He-Man-Woman-Hater's Club.

Two teenage girls were attacked on separate occasions by unknown assailants who sprayed an acidic substance on their legs in the Mediterranean province of Mersin yesterday.

Both girls were approached from behind by a group of men in their 20s who sprayed a substance on their legs that burnt through their stockings and caused skin lacerations, according to reports.

Doctors said the substance sprayed on the girls' legs could be a strong acid. The police is (sic)still searching for the culprits.


Based on witness accounts and statements by the girls, the police concluded that the same individuals had attacked them both.

One girl said she was on her way home from school when two or three men in their 20s passed by her and said her skirt was too short. Soon afterwards she felt a substance sprayed on her stockings and an immediate burning sensation. When she looked at her legs she noticed that her stockings were burnt.

The incident provoked panic with rumors circulating that girls in short skirts are being attacked, reported the Doğan news agency.