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Thursday, 17 July 2014 - 09:56

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Four men held in teen girl's disappearance

Jessica van Dijk, 15, from Rotterdam who disappeared Sunday has been found in the Schilderswijk in Den Haag. Police say that she is doing well, considering the circumstances. Four young men were arrested in relation to her disappearance. After an intensive investigation, police discovered Van Dijk in a home in Den Haag. One of the suspects, 18, was seen with the teenager on the Rotterdam metro station Coolhaven. The suspects, aged between 17 and 18 years, have been arrested on suspicion of withholding a minor from their parents' authority. Their role into the disappearance will be investigated.

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