A 51-year-old German has been severely injured after two men threw acid at him as he left his home near the western city of Duesseldorf.
German daily Bild on Monday identified the victim as Bernhard Guenther, an executive with innogy SE, a subsidiary of German electric utilities company RWE.
Police said in a statement the man was attacked Sunday morning after he left his home to buy breakfast at a nearby bakery.
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Police said a homicide division is investigating.
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