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Lisa Smith: IS recruit arrested after arriving back in Ireland | |
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An Irish citizen who became an Islamic State bride has been arrested after arriving back in Dublin. | |
Lisa Smith and her daughter travelled from Turkey after being deported, arriving in Ireland on Sunday. | |
She was arrested on arrival, and it is expected she will now be interviewed by police about suspected terrorist offences. | |
Plans have also been made for the care of her two-year-old daughter, who was born in Syria, but is an Irish citizen. | Plans have also been made for the care of her two-year-old daughter, who was born in Syria, but is an Irish citizen. |
Miss Smith is a former member of the Irish Defence Forces. | |
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has posted footage on social media of her being escorted by gardaí on the runway in Dublin. | |
The BBC interviewed her in Syria earlier this year. | The BBC interviewed her in Syria earlier this year. |
She said was not involved in fighting and did not train girls to become fighters. | |
She also claimed she had been visited more than once by the FBI for questioning, and agents had taken her fingerprints and DNA. | |
Ms Smith had been living with her two-year-old daughter in a Syrian refugee camp. | Ms Smith had been living with her two-year-old daughter in a Syrian refugee camp. |
The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar had previously said she would "certainly" be investigated if she returned to Ireland. |