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Girl, 15, ‘sexually assaulted’ on board train to major UK airport as cops share CCTV of man they want to speak to

Daily Express and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Girl, 15, ‘sexually assaulted’ on board train to major UK airport as cops share CCTV of man they want to speak to.
The headline split The Sun frames it as "Girl, 15, ‘sexually assaulted’ on board train to major UK airport as cops share CCTV of m...". Daily Express frames it as "Manhunt after teenage girl sexually assaulted on train by man who got off at Gatwick".
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The SunNews report · Aug 6, 4:45 PM

Girl, 15, ‘sexually assaulted’ on board train to major UK airport as cops share CCTV of man they want to speak to

A TEENAGE girl was sexually assaulted on board a train to a major UK airport - as cops share CCTV of a man they want to speak to. The shocking incident occurred just after 3pm on Wednesday...

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Daily ExpressNews report · Aug 6, 3:52 PM

Manhunt after teenage girl sexually assaulted on train by man who got off at Gatwick

British Transport Police said the attack took place on the train bound for London Victoria.

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Aug 6, 3:52 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Aug 6, 4:45 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.