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Brighton teenager killed in Syria Brighton teenager Abdullah Deghayes killed in Syria
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An 18-year-old British man has died in Syria, the Foreign Office has said. An 18-year-old British man has died in Syria.
Sussex Police said they received information on Monday that the man had been killed "in recent weeks". He is understood to be Abdullah Deghayes, from Brighton.Sussex Police said they received information on Monday that the man had been killed "in recent weeks". He is understood to be Abdullah Deghayes, from Brighton.
A spokesman said the circumstances of the death "remain unclear" and officers were in contact with the man's family.A spokesman said the circumstances of the death "remain unclear" and officers were in contact with the man's family.
The Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national and are urgently looking into it." Mr Deghayes's father, Abubaker, said he thought his son had been in Libya and did not know of his trip to Syria.
Speaking to the BBC's Ellie Price, Mr Deghayes's father, Abubaker Deghayes, said he had thought his son was in Libya and he did not know of his trip to Syria.
He said he had not seen his son for "two or three months", but he now believed he had died in Syria.He said he had not seen his son for "two or three months", but he now believed he had died in Syria.
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A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said they were aware of reports of the death of a British national in Syria and were looking into them.
About 400 Britons are thought to have gone to Syria in the past two years, with an estimated 20 having died.About 400 Britons are thought to have gone to Syria in the past two years, with an estimated 20 having died.
In the past few months counter-terrorism investigators have expressed concerns about British jihadists travelling to Syria to learn how to make bombs and fire guns.In the past few months counter-terrorism investigators have expressed concerns about British jihadists travelling to Syria to learn how to make bombs and fire guns.
In February, Abdul Waheed Majeed, from Crawley, died when he drove a truck bomb at the gates of Aleppo Prison.In February, Abdul Waheed Majeed, from Crawley, died when he drove a truck bomb at the gates of Aleppo Prison.
The father of three travelled to Syria last July as a driver for a nationwide aid convoy, taking supplies to refugee camps along the border with Turkey.The father of three travelled to Syria last July as a driver for a nationwide aid convoy, taking supplies to refugee camps along the border with Turkey.
He spent six months in the region, sending his family regular reports of construction work he was undertaking to improve camp sanitation.He spent six months in the region, sending his family regular reports of construction work he was undertaking to improve camp sanitation.
More than 30 people have been arrested this year as police step up operations to stop British nationals from fighting in Syria.More than 30 people have been arrested this year as police step up operations to stop British nationals from fighting in Syria.