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On Sunday, 4 American college students were hospitalized after a woman sprayed them with acid at a train station in Marseille, a city in southern France. The college issued a statement that the victims are juniors at Boston College and they were treated for burns and have been discharged from hospital. A spokeswoman for the Marseille prosecutor’s office informed the Associated Press that 2 of them had facial injuries and 1 of whom possibly suffered an eye injury. Investigators are not considering this individual attack as a terrorist activity. The spokeswoman informed the AP that the suspect didn’t make any kind of extremist threats. The alleged attack happened about 11 a.m. at the Marseille-Saint Charles train station. Media reports have indicated that 14 firefighters in 4 rescue vehicles immediately responded at the scene.

Boston College said in a statement that the young women are enrolled in the school’s international programs including Courtney Siverling, Charlotte Kaufman and Michelle Krug, and they are attending school in Paris. The statement further indicated that Kesley Kosten is a student at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. The Director of the office of international programs Nick Gozik said in a statement that students are fine, considering the circumstances, but they might need some additional treatment for burns. The statement also added that we have been in contact with the students and their parents and remain in touch with French officials and the U.S. Embassy regarding the incident. A newspaper in Marseille also reported that police described the suspect as mentally unstable due to she remained at the scene to show officers pictures of herself with burns.