UPDATE: A girl of about seven years of age who was briefly the subject of an Amber Alert was found safe and sound at a relative’s house, Quebec provincial police said Saturday.
Police said the child was allegedly abducted in Matane, on Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula at around 10:45 Saturday morning.
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Police issued the alert at about 1:15 p.m. and the girl was located about half an hour later near Lac-au-Saumon, some 75 kilometres further south.
A 26-year-old male suspect was intercepted in his vehicle and arrested.
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He was being questioned by investigators as of Saturday afternoon and police said it was too early to say whether he will face charges.
A 19-year-old woman, who police describe as a second alleged victim, was found safe in the vehicle.
Police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe said the young girl and the 19-year-old were walking in the street together when they were both allegedly taken into the suspect’s vehicle.
An Amber Alert is activated in cases when a child is abducted and police believe they are in danger of serious physical injury or death.
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