Amber Alert issued for girl abducted from Reagan National airport

This undated photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows JinJing Ma. Police are searching for the 12-year-old girl they say was abducted from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Police said in a statement that JinJing was last seen leaving the airport with an unknown woman on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Police say JinJing is about 4 feet, 11 inches tall (1.5 meters) and weighs about 90 pounds (41 kilograms). She is Asian and has black hair and brown eyes. The woman they say abducted her is described as Asian, about 40 years old with black hair. They say she was wearing a black dress. (Virginia State Police via AP)

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August 2, 2018 - 3:13 pm

ARLINGTON, Va. — Police are searching for a 12-year-old girl they say was abducted from a Washington-area airport.

The Virginia State Police said in a statement that JinJing Ma was last seen leaving Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with an unknown woman Thursday. Police issued an Amber Alert warning that JinJing is “believed to be in extreme danger.”

Police say JinJing is about 4 feet, 11 inches tall (1.5 meters) and weighs about 90 pounds (41 kilograms). She is Asian and has black hair and brown eyes.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said she was last seen wearing a white tee shirt, blue jeans and a black jacket.

The woman they say abducted her is described as Asian, about 40 years old with black hair. They say she was wearing a black dress.

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