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| Teen sex assault is investigated | Teen sex assault is investigated |
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| Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a teenager in east Belfast. | Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a teenager in east Belfast. |
| The incident happened in the Belmont Road area on Sunday morning, but details have just been released. | The incident happened in the Belmont Road area on Sunday morning, but details have just been released. |
| It is believed the 17-year-old girl was assaulted by two men in an alleyway between 0130 BST and 0145 BST. | It is believed the 17-year-old girl was assaulted by two men in an alleyway between 0130 BST and 0145 BST. |
| Police are investigating possible links with an assault on a man and a woman in nearby Wilgar Street around the same time. | |
| The couple suffered facial injuries and bruising after being attacked by a group of men. | |
| Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them. | |
| Both attackers in the sexual assault are believed to be in their mid-20s. | |
| One of them was described as being about 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build with dark brown hair and was wearing a light grey/brown polo shirt. | One of them was described as being about 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build with dark brown hair and was wearing a light grey/brown polo shirt. |
| The other man was about 6ft tall with white trainers and a dark coloured t-shirt. | The other man was about 6ft tall with white trainers and a dark coloured t-shirt. |