Two 16-year-old girls in Plymouth, UK, were followed, photographed, and swarmed by about 20 balaclava-wearing men in their 20s/30s of apparent Middle Eastern/African ethnicity in broad daylight near the Hoe; more men exited a white van as the girls tried to escape The girls safely reached the Gypsy Moth pub where staff protected them until pickup; the incident was reported to police under log 564, with the OP urging vigilance and safety training for children