A man allegedly tried to snatch two 11-year-old girls near a bus stop in a terrifying incident which has sparked a major police manhunt.
The schoolgirls were in Orpington, Bromley, Greater London when they were approached by a man who got out of a car and attempted to grab them.
They managed to flee and made their way back to school, where police and their parents were alerted.
Police say the young victims were distressed but otherwise physically unharmed.
Detectives are now investigating the incident being treated as an attempted abduction, which happened at about 3pm on Wednesday September 9.
The suspect is described as a white male aged in his 30s.
He is believed to have been travelling in a white car, possibly an L plate Fiat 500, with another man, also a white male aged in his 30s.
Officers from the South Area Command Unit are investigating.
They urge any witnesses or those with information, or other victims who may have been similarly approached, to call 101 ref CAD 5071/09Sep.
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