▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁attacks ▁involving ▁no x ious ▁subst ances ▁in ▁East ▁London . ▁Following ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁man ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁in ▁Com mer cial ▁Road , ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁had ▁a ▁no x ious ▁liquid , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁ble ach , ▁thrown ▁in ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁his ▁car ▁st olen , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Tower ▁Ham lets , ▁John ▁Big gs ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁seeking ▁to ▁re ass ure ▁residents . ▁ ▁Stand ▁Up ▁To ▁R ac ism ▁announced ▁a ▁" v ig il ▁in ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁Res ham ▁and ▁J ame el , ▁and ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁anti - Mus lim ▁hate ▁crime " ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁outside ▁Str at ford ▁station ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July . ▁ ▁A ▁crow df und ing ▁campaign ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁help ▁support ▁the ▁pair ' s ▁after care ▁has ▁raised ▁over ▁£ 4 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁and ▁police ▁response ▁J ame el ▁Mu h kt ar ▁critic ised ▁the ▁initial ▁lack ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁and ▁the ▁fr aming ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁Mu h kt ar ▁told ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁News ▁that ▁" If ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁Asian ▁gu y ▁like ▁myself , ▁going ▁up ▁to ▁an ▁English ▁couple ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁acid ▁attack ing ▁them , ▁I ▁know ▁for ▁a ▁fact ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁country ▁knows ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁class ed ▁as ▁a ▁terror ▁attack ". ▁He ▁suggested ▁the