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| Missing Bristol girl, 15, 'may be heading to Syria' | Missing Bristol girl, 15, 'may be heading to Syria' |
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| A missing teenage 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. | "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. |
| 'Devastated and distraught' | |
| Bristol city councillor Hibaq Jama said that on the day the girl disappeared she left for school as usual but was not there when her father went to pick her up at 15:30 BST. | |
| Ms Jama said the family was "absolutely devastated" and "distraught", adding that the teenager's actions were "completely out of character". | |
| She gave a message on behalf of the girl's family, who she said were "working very closely with the police". | |
| The family's statement said: "Please come back. We miss you very much. You are not in any trouble. We just want you to be safe and to come home as soon as possible." | |
| The student, who police are declining to name, travelled to London where she met a 17-year-old girl from the capital. | |
| 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. | 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. | In July, 16-year-old twins flew from Manchester to Turkey and officers believed the pair had headed to Syria. |