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| British doctor dies in Syrian jail, family says | |
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| A British surgeon, imprisoned in Syria for over a year, has died in detention his family has told the BBC. | |
| Dr Abbas Khan, a 32-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from Streatham, south London, travelled to the city of Aleppo last year to help civilians. | |
| His brother Afroze said the Syrian security agency had promised his release this week but on Monday it said he had died. | |
| The Foreign Office said it was "extremely concerned" by reports. | |
| 'We are devastated' | |
| Mr Khan, 34, said: "My brother was going to be released at the end of the week. We were given assurance by the Syrian government. | |
| "My brother knew that. He was ready to come back home. | |
| "He was happy and looking forward to being released." | |
| He added: "We are devastated, distraught and we are angry at the Foreign Office for dragging their feet for 13 months." | |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are extremely concerned by reports that a British national has died in detention in Syria. | |
| "We are urgently seeking clarification of this from the Syrian authorities." |