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| Man attempts to abduct boy, eight | Man attempts to abduct boy, eight |
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| A man tried to snatch an eight-year-old boy off a street in Glasgow - but was stopped when four teenagers came to the youngster's aid, police have said. | A man tried to snatch an eight-year-old boy off a street in Glasgow - but was stopped when four teenagers came to the youngster's aid, police have said. |
| The attempted abduction took place in the Priesthill area in the south of the city at about 1645 BST on Thursday. | |
| The boy was walking on Househillmuir Road when the man grabbed him from behind and tried to drag him off. | |
| Four teenagers intervened and chased the man. Police have appealed for the youths to come forward. | |
| Sgt Jane Lawson, from Pollok CID, said: "The young boy has been badly shaken up by this incident and it's important we get this man. | Sgt Jane Lawson, from Pollok CID, said: "The young boy has been badly shaken up by this incident and it's important we get this man. |
| "We would like to speak to the four young men who came to help him so we can get a full description of the suspect." | "We would like to speak to the four young men who came to help him so we can get a full description of the suspect." |
| 'Obviously traumatised' | 'Obviously traumatised' |
| One man who knows the family said the boy had been walking to his grandmother's house with some friends when the man tried to grab him. | One man who knows the family said the boy had been walking to his grandmother's house with some friends when the man tried to grab him. |
| "I don't know where he was trying to take him, but it is a bit of a shock. He is obviously traumatised," he said. | "I don't know where he was trying to take him, but it is a bit of a shock. He is obviously traumatised," he said. |
| "He said he was frightened." | "He said he was frightened." |
| He said the attacker had been in his late 20s or early 30s and had been wearing a skip cap, with his hood pulled down. |