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| 'Syria-bound' London girls: Please come home, family pleads | |
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| Relatives of one of the three missing London girls believed to be heading to Syria to join Islamic State extremists have pleaded for her to come home. | |
| The family of 15-year-old Shamima Begum said: "Syria is a dangerous place and we don't want you to go there." | |
| Shamima travelled to Turkey on Tuesday with Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old friend. | |
| David Cameron said their disappearance was "deeply concerning". | |
| The girls, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets, were interviewed by police after another girl from their school went to Syria in December, but they were not considered as a risk. | |
| In a statement Shamima's family said they were extremely worried about her and asked her to come home. | |
| "You are not in any trouble," the statement said. | |
| "We understand that you have strong feelings and want to help those you believe are suffering in Syria. | |
| "You can help from home, you don't have to put yourself in danger. Please don't cross the border. Please come home to us." | |
| Police have issued a description of the three girls: |