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| Droylsden abduction: Man arrested over girl, 7, taken of street and abused | |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting a seven-year-old girl in Greater Manchester. | |
| Police believe the girl was taken into woods in Droylsden and sexually assaulted in a van at about 16:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
| She was re-united with her family shortly after. | |
| Detectives have also released CCTV images of a second man they want to speak to who they say was acting suspiciously in the area at the time. | |
| The girl is believed to have been taken by a man on Warne Avenue and into a wooded area near to a disused railway track towards Manchester Road, police said. | |
| After being taken to a van where she was sexually assaulted, she was taken back to the woods and found her own way to a nearby park. | |
| Police said they have arrested a 35-year-old man who has been taken into custody for questioning. | |
| A search is continuing regarding a second man who the police want to urgently talk to. If the public see the man, they are asked to call 999. | |
| The force added they were supporting the family. | |
| Officers have released CCTV images of another man they are searching for | |
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