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Blackpool 'attempted abduction' of girl aged three Blackpool 'attempted abduction' of girl aged three
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Two people are being hunted on suspicion of the attempted abduction of a three-year-old girl on a busy Blackpool street. A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of attempted child abduction after a three-year-old girl was almost snatched from a busy Blackpool street.
A man and a woman are thought to have approached the girl outside the Salad Bowl greengrocers on Topping Street at 14:20 BST on Tuesday. Police said a couple had approached the girl outside The Salad Bowl shop on Topping Street at 14:20 BST on Tuesday.
They are suspected of trying to lead her away before the girl's grandmother intervened. A spokesman said the pair had tried to lead the girl away before her grandmother intervened.
Detectives want to trace two people captured on CCTV footage. An 18-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man from Blackpool have been arrested and remain in police custody.
Det Insp Becky Smith said if anyone recognises the people pictured they should call police immediately. Det Insp Becky Smith said there had "clearly been an attempt to pull the three-year-old away from her grandmother".
"Understandably the public are going to be alarmed and concerned about what happened," she said. "Fortunately, the grandmother was very close to the child, turned round, realised what had happened and the two people then walked off," she said.
"Our priority at the moment is to track these two people down as I believe they could have vital information that will assist the investigation. She said police wanted to speak to a woman who was outside the shop at the time of the incident pushing a pushchair, who she said was a "vital witness".
"At this moment in time I would urge people to be vigilant and keep an eye out on little ones, especially when out visiting the shops in town."