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| Zahera Tariq: Woman thought to be taking her children to Turkey to join Isis arrested on suspicion of child abduction after returning to UK | |
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| A mother, feared to be taking her four children with her to Syria to join Isis, has been arrested returning to the UK. | A mother, feared to be taking her four children with her to Syria to join Isis, has been arrested returning to the UK. |
| Zahera Tariq was detained in Turkey on Tuesday and arrested by Metropolitan Police when she flew back into Luton Airport on Thursday evening. | Zahera Tariq was detained in Turkey on Tuesday and arrested by Metropolitan Police when she flew back into Luton Airport on Thursday evening. |
| The 33-year-old had been travelling with her sons Muhammad, 12, Amaar, 11, Aadid, four and daughter Safiyyah, nine. | The 33-year-old had been travelling with her sons Muhammad, 12, Amaar, 11, Aadid, four and daughter Safiyyah, nine. |
| All were reported to be “safe and well”. | All were reported to be “safe and well”. |
| Tariq was placed under arrest by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command on suspicion of child abduction when she arrived back at the Bedfordshire airport at 7.45pm. | Tariq was placed under arrest by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command on suspicion of child abduction when she arrived back at the Bedfordshire airport at 7.45pm. |
| A Met Police spokesman said: "Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) have arrested a 33-year-old woman at Luton Airport on suspicion of child abduction. | A Met Police spokesman said: "Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) have arrested a 33-year-old woman at Luton Airport on suspicion of child abduction. |
| "The woman was arrested at approximately 7.45pm as she was entering the UK, having just disembarked a flight from Istanbul, Turkey. | "The woman was arrested at approximately 7.45pm as she was entering the UK, having just disembarked a flight from Istanbul, Turkey. |
| "Her four children with whom she was travelling were taken into police protection. Enquiries continue." | "Her four children with whom she was travelling were taken into police protection. Enquiries continue." |
| The family were reported missing from their home in Walthamstow, north east London last week. | The family were reported missing from their home in Walthamstow, north east London last week. |
| They were believed to have flown to Amsterdam on 25 August. | They were believed to have flown to Amsterdam on 25 August. |
| Detectives found CCTV footage from London City Airport capturing the family just before boarding a flight to the Netherlands. | Detectives found CCTV footage from London City Airport capturing the family just before boarding a flight to the Netherlands. |
| A number of cases have emerged of women and children travelling from the UK to parts of Syria to join the so-called Islamic State. | A number of cases have emerged of women and children travelling from the UK to parts of Syria to join the so-called Islamic State. |
| And Scotland Yard recently confirmed it believed more than 40 women and girls had travelled to Syria from Britain in the last year. | And Scotland Yard recently confirmed it believed more than 40 women and girls had travelled to Syria from Britain in the last year. |