An unsuspecting train worker suffered chemical burns to his face and eyes after a ‘horrific’ attack at a central London railway station.

Detectives are looking for a man who attacked the train worker at Blackfriars station, squirting an unknown chemical substance at him.

The assault unfolded at the busy central London station at rush hour on May 17 when the victim was guarding the ticket barriers.

Four men got off a train from Sevenoaks and barged through the gates at about 6pm.

While three of the men ran off, one of them was stopped by the rail staff.

He began abusing the victim and his colleagues on the line of duty and soon the three other men returned.

Suddenly, one of the men pulled a Lucozade Sport bottle out of his jacket and squirted the clear contents onto the man’s face.

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