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Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station
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CCTV pictures have emerged of three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria. CCTV pictures have emerged showing three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria.
Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, flew from London to Istanbul on 17 February.Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, flew from London to Istanbul on 17 February.
The images show them waiting at Bayrampasa bus station later that day.The images show them waiting at Bayrampasa bus station later that day.
Scotland Yard believes the Bethnal Green Academy students are now in Syria. They are believed to have been meet at the border by IS militants. Scotland Yard believes the Bethnal Green Academy students are now in Syria. They are thought to have been meet at the border by IS militants.
The BBC understands that the girls waited in the offices of two bus companies during their time at the station, before taking a bus to Urfa, close to the Syrian border, the next day. The BBC understands that the girls waited in the offices of two bus companies at the station, before taking a bus to Urfa, close to the Syrian border, the next day.
It is thought that they were at the station for a total of 18 hours. It is thought they were at the station, which is on the European side of Istanbul, for a total of 18 hours.
The five images were taken between 20:27 local time (18:27 GMT) on 17 February and 13:22 (11:22 GMT) on 18 February.
Sources have suggested the three girls, all described as "straight-A students" at the east London academy, entered Syria near the Kilis border crossing five or six days ago.Sources have suggested the three girls, all described as "straight-A students" at the east London academy, entered Syria near the Kilis border crossing five or six days ago.
They had flown from Gatwick to Turkey after telling their parents they were going out for the day.They had flown from Gatwick to Turkey after telling their parents they were going out for the day.
The girls' families have made a number of emotional appeals for them to return home.The girls' families have made a number of emotional appeals for them to return home.
Scotland Yard has previously denied it took three days to inform officials in Turkey about the schoolgirls travelling to Syria. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has said officials would have taken "necessary measures" to intercept the girls had they known about them earlier.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc had said officials would have taken "necessary measures" had they known earlier. Scotland Yard has denied taking three days to inform officials in Turkey about the girls' planned journey.
The Metropolitan Police said it had started working with Turkish authorities a day after the girls went missing.The Metropolitan Police said it had started working with Turkish authorities a day after the girls went missing.