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| Missing Bristol girl, 15, 'may be heading to Syria' | |
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| A missing teenage Somali girl from Bristol may be attempting to get to Syria, police have said. | A missing teenage Somali girl from Bristol may be attempting to get to Syria, police have said. |
| Detectives have been tracing the 15-year-old's movements from the moment she left her home to her arrival in Istanbul, Turkey. | Detectives have been tracing the 15-year-old's movements from the moment she left her home to her arrival in Istanbul, Turkey. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe said there were indications the girl "may have been radicalised". | Assistant Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe said there were indications the girl "may have been radicalised". |
| "Our priority is to find her before she crosses the border to Syria and make sure she is safe," she said. | "Our priority is to find her before she crosses the border to Syria and make sure she is safe," she said. |
| "We must all be vigilant and ready to spot the signs of radicalisation. | "We must all be vigilant and ready to spot the signs of radicalisation. |
| "Often, young Muslims who go to Syria can be naive and don't recognise that they are being sucked into joining extremist groups. | |
| "This is not about criminalising these young people, it's about preventing tragedies." | "This is not about criminalising these young people, it's about preventing tragedies." |
| The girl's parents reported her missing last Wednesday. | The girl's parents reported her missing last Wednesday. |
| The student, who police are declining to name, travelled to London where she met a 17-year-old girl from London and both are believed to have travelled from Heathrow Airport. | The student, who police are declining to name, travelled to London where she met a 17-year-old girl from London and both are believed to have travelled from Heathrow Airport. |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the search involved detectives from the Metropolitan Police and their network of international liaison officers. | |
| In July, 16-year-old twins flew from Manchester to Turkey and officers believed the pair had headed to Syria. |