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epa02602898 A Bangladeshi Acid Survivor attends the National Conference of Acid Survivors with government officials to share their experiences to get legal and financial supports organized by Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) in Dhaka, Bangladesh 26 February 2011. ASF has recorded 3,135 persons mostly female with acid from 2476 incidents between 1999 to 2010. Acid attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nearby countries. It is estimated that some 80 per cent of victims of the acid attacks are female and almost 40 per cent are under 18 years of age. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH)