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Serbian woman (20) and baby missing since yesterday, last seen in Bos en Lommer

Police are searching for 20-year-old Sakira and her ten-month-old baby, who went missing on March 6 after being last seen in the Bos en Lommer neighborhood of Amsterdam. The woman was visiting family and left with her child in a stroller, last spotted walking on Willem de Zwijgerlaan towards Bos en Lommerweg. Authorities have released physical descriptions and are asking anyone with information to contact them immediately.

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