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Schoolgirl, 14, ‘grabbed by hooded stranger' at bus stop as cops launch manhunt
A 14-year-old girl has been left 'shaken' after a hooded man approached her from an alleyway and tried to grab her as she waited for a bus in Clavering, Hartlepool
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What happenedA 14-year-old girl has been left 'shaken' after a hooded man approached her from an alleyway and tried to grab her as she waited for a bus in Clavering, Hartlepool.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Schoolgirl, 14, ‘grabbed by hooded stranger' at bus stop as cops launch manhunt". The right frames it as "Police launch urgent appeal after hooded man 'tried to grab schoolgirl at bus stop'".
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Left / center-leftSchoolgirl, 14, ‘grabbed by hooded stranger' at bus stop as cops launch manhunt
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Right / center-rightPolice launch urgent appeal after hooded man 'tried to grab schoolgirl at bus stop'
Schoolgirl, 14, ‘grabbed by hooded stranger' at bus stop as cops launch manhunt
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A 14-year-old girl has been left 'shaken' after a hooded man approached her from an alleyway and tried to grab her as she waited for a bus in Clavering, Hartlepool