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| Saleem Tahir sought after 'taking children' in Stoke | Saleem Tahir sought after 'taking children' in Stoke |
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| Police are hunting a man who they say forced his way into a hotel room and took his two young children from their mother. | Police are hunting a man who they say forced his way into a hotel room and took his two young children from their mother. |
| Saleem Tahir took Nallah Khan, two, and Sulailman Khan, 10 months, from a hotel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at about 17:00 BST on Friday, officers said. | Saleem Tahir took Nallah Khan, two, and Sulailman Khan, 10 months, from a hotel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at about 17:00 BST on Friday, officers said. |
| Police said the children were believed to be with their grandmother Denise Smith-Sellers, 67. | Police said the children were believed to be with their grandmother Denise Smith-Sellers, 67. |
| They were last seen in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham on Saturday evening. | They were last seen in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham on Saturday evening. |
| A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "The children were taken by their father, 40-year-old Saleem Tahir, who is originally from the Nottingham area." | |
| Officers have urged anyone with information to contact the force. | Officers have urged anyone with information to contact the force. |