Woman tries to abduct two NI girls

Two seven-year-old girls evaded an abduction attempt from a park in north Belfast last night.

Two seven-year-old girls evaded an abduction attempt from a park in north Belfast last night.

A woman tried to pull one of the children into a car in Clifton Park Avenue at around 5.30pm but fled with a man after the other child began to scream.

The man and woman were in a red car - the man had a scar under his nose and wore a baseball cap, while the woman had long blonde hair.

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