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| Two men from Cardiff who are believed to have joined a Jihadists group in Syria have had their assets frozen by the UK government. | Two men from Cardiff who are believed to have joined a Jihadists group in Syria have had their assets frozen by the UK government. |
| Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan, both 20, are on a list of people facing Treasury sanctions. | Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan, both 20, are on a list of people facing Treasury sanctions. |
| A third man from Aberdeen, Ruhul Amin, has also been named on the list. | |
| Mr Muthana's brother Aseel, 17, is also understood to be in Syria. In an online conversation he told BBC Wales he is willing to die for the cause. | |
| Mr Muthana and Reyaad Khan appeared in an online video filmed in Syria apparently urging Muslims to join Isis (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant). | |
| On Thursday a man claiming to be Nasser Muthana posted pictures of home-made bombs on a social media account. | |
| It showed around 15 home-made bombs packed inside metal containers with the message: "So the UK is afraid I come back with the skills I've gained". | |
| The brothers' father Ahmed Muthana, 57, has said he wants his children to come home even if they are imprisoned on their return. | |
| He told BBC Wales he was "heartbroken" to see his son involved in a Jihadist recruitment video and later claimed police had failed to win the trust of Welsh Muslims. | |
| That was denied by the head of Wales' counter-terrorism unit South Wales Police Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland. | |
| She said police could not monitor everybody, but said she did not think Cardiff had any greater problem than anywhere else in the UK. | |
| Meanwhile, a teenager arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, which police said may be linked with the Cardiff Jihadists, has been bailed. | |
| South Wales Police said the 18-year-old man from Grangetown had been questioned over claims of assisting in the preparation of an act of terrorism. |