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This is the terrifying moment a 'suspicious looking man' walks into a shop and attacks the shopkeeper with acid and a Stanley knife.

The CCTV records the moment the attacker walks calmly into the shop in Tividale and up to the counter where an unsuspecting Mohammed Tariq is stood.

The man is seen handing over some coins to pay for a carton of juice, but then without warning squirts a liquid - believed to be weak ammonia.

He then gets out a Stanley knife and slashes the cheek of the father-of-five.

Speaking to the Express and Star Mr Tariq said: "He looked a bit suspicious and came over to pay me for a carton of juice and then threw something in my face.

"It came out of nowhere and my face just started burning.

"I ran for water, took a bottle from the fridge and started washing my face.

"I've never felt anything like that before."

Police are now hunting for the attacker.

They say the liquid was squirted from a Volvic bottle which hidden inside a Tesco carrier bag.

He wearing a black baseball cap, a black Nike top and dark trousers and spent around 90 seconds inside the shop before launching the acid attack on July 7 at around 3.25pm.