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Prosecutors and public health officials are alarmed at the rapid spike in acid attacks against women.

June 29, 2012 Consuelo Cordoba, 51, begs at a fruit and vegetable market in Bogota. She was the victim of an acid attack by a boyfriend 11 years ago. Carlos Villalon/For The Washington Post

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