Two American women suffered facial burns after they were attacked with acid in Marseille, in southern France, on Sunday, Sept. 17, just after 11 a.m.
The women were in a group of four, all about 20 years old, when a 41-year-old woman sprayed them with hydrochloric acid outside the Saint-Charles train station.
Kosten currently studies at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, while the other three are enrolled in the Boston College’s Paris program.
“It appears that the students are fine, considering the circumstances, though they may require additional treatment for burns,” said Nick Gozik, who directs the college’s Office of International Programs.
Last month a man was arrested for ramming a van into two bus stops in Marseille, killing one woman and injuring a man. He was known for petty crime and mental health issues. Police said there were no indications of a terror attack.
In April, police arrested two other men in Marseille for planning a terrorist attack. Police found almost 7 pounds of explosives, guns, and flag of the ISIS terrorist group in the men’s apartment.
In January 2016, a 15-year-old Turkish Kurd attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete in Marseille. The attacker praised ISIS, police said.
In July 2016, a Tunisian man killed 86 by plowing a cargo truck into crowds during a Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, a port some 100 miles east of Marseille.