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| 'Syria-bound' London girls: Please come home, families plead | 'Syria-bound' London girls: Please come home, families plead |
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| Relatives of the three missing London girls believed to be heading to Syria to join Islamic State extremists have pleaded for them to come home. | Relatives of the three missing London girls believed to be heading to Syria to join Islamic State extremists have pleaded for them to come home. |
| Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old friend travelled to Turkey on Tuesday. | Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old friend travelled to Turkey on Tuesday. |
| Shamima's family said they understood she wanted to help those suffering but added: "Syria is a dangerous place and we don't want you to go there". | Shamima's family said they understood she wanted to help those suffering but added: "Syria is a dangerous place and we don't want you to go there". |
| Kadiza's family said they were "feeling completely distressed". | Kadiza's family said they were "feeling completely distressed". |
| 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 the Met said nothing had indicated they were at risk. | |
| On Tuesday the three girls told their parents they were going out for the day but CCTV at Gatwick airport captured them as they passed through security, before boarding a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul. | |
| 'Complete nightmare' | |
| In a statement Shamima's family said: "We miss you terribly and are extremely worried about you. Please, if you hear this message, get in touch and let us know you are safe. We want you home with us. You belong at home with us. | In a statement Shamima's family said: "We miss you terribly and are extremely worried about you. Please, if you hear this message, get in touch and let us know you are safe. We want you home with us. You belong at home with us. |
| "Syria is a dangerous place and we don't want you to go there. Get in touch with the police and they will help to bring you home. | "Syria is a dangerous place and we don't want you to go there. Get in touch with the police and they will help to bring you home. |
| "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." | "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." |
| In their statement Kadiza's family said: "In your absence, we, as a family, are feeling completely distressed and cannot make sense of why you left home. | |
| "Due to the speculation that you may be travelling towards Syria, we are extremely worried about your safety. | |
| "As time progresses, our concerns are increasing more and more." | |
| The family said they were praying the girls would make contact. | |
| "We all love you dearly and the last four days have been a complete nightmare not knowing where you are and how you are keeping. | |
| "We would like to emphasise that we are not angry with you and you have not done anything wrong. We just want you all to return home, safe and sound." | |
| Police have issued a description of the three girls: | Police have issued a description of the three girls: |
| Earlier, David Cameron said the girls' disappearance was "deeply concerning". | |
| "But it does make a broader point which is the fight against Islamist extremist terror is not just one that we can wage by the police and border control," he said. | |
| "It needs every school, every university, every college, every community to recognise they have a role to play. | "It needs every school, every university, every college, every community to recognise they have a role to play. |
| "We all have a role to play in stopping people from having their minds poisoned by this appalling death cult." | "We all have a role to play in stopping people from having their minds poisoned by this appalling death cult." |