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| Rawan Hussain: Police widen Leeds search for girl, 16 | Rawan Hussain: Police widen Leeds search for girl, 16 |
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| Police looking for a missing girl have widened their investigation after new information led them to call off a search of woodland in Leeds. | |
| Rawan Hussain, 16, was last seen at her home in the Chapel Allerton area of the city at about 05:00 BST on Sunday. | Rawan Hussain, 16, was last seen at her home in the Chapel Allerton area of the city at about 05:00 BST on Sunday. |
| Officers had been searching an area of Gledhow Valley Woods, which is near the area where Ms Hussain lives, West Yorkshire Police said. | Officers had been searching an area of Gledhow Valley Woods, which is near the area where Ms Hussain lives, West Yorkshire Police said. |
| Officers want to hear from anyone who might have seen Rawan since Sunday. | Officers want to hear from anyone who might have seen Rawan since Sunday. |
| "Officers searching for missing teenager Rawan Hussain are now conducting inquiries outside the immediate area as a result of further information which has come to light during the course of inquiries," West Yorkshire Police said. | "Officers searching for missing teenager Rawan Hussain are now conducting inquiries outside the immediate area as a result of further information which has come to light during the course of inquiries," West Yorkshire Police said. |
| "The search of the woods is concluding." | "The search of the woods is concluding." |
| Earlier, teacher Tom Crocker, 28, who lives on North Brook Street in Chapel Allerton, said there was a large police presence in the area. | |
| Mr Crocker said: "I noticed [the police presence] about 11:00, police came knocking on doors, going door-to-door. | Mr Crocker said: "I noticed [the police presence] about 11:00, police came knocking on doors, going door-to-door. |
| "There was a police helicopter in the area yesterday. | "There was a police helicopter in the area yesterday. |
| "There's an extreme amount of police, with about 14 or 15 police vehicles and around 15 to 20 mountain rescue people." | "There's an extreme amount of police, with about 14 or 15 police vehicles and around 15 to 20 mountain rescue people." |
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