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| Nine missing British medics 'had humanitarian motives' | Nine missing British medics 'had humanitarian motives' |
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| Nine British medical students and doctors who are feared to have travelled to Syria were motivated by humanitarian concerns, their parents have said. | Nine British medical students and doctors who are feared to have travelled to Syria were motivated by humanitarian concerns, their parents have said. |
| The group was studying medicine in Sudan and they are believed to gone to Syria to work in areas controlled by Islamic State militants. | The group was studying medicine in Sudan and they are believed to gone to Syria to work in areas controlled by Islamic State militants. |
| In a statement, the families said their children were high achievers and had "excellent" moral capabilities. | In a statement, the families said their children were high achievers and had "excellent" moral capabilities. |
| They also called for their safe return. | They also called for their safe return. |
| The medics are believed to have entered Syria from Turkey more than a week ago. | The medics are believed to have entered Syria from Turkey more than a week ago. |
| "Our sons and daughters have always been participating in humanitarian and good cause social work," the statement from the families said. | "Our sons and daughters have always been participating in humanitarian and good cause social work," the statement from the families said. |
| "They have come to Turkey willingly to offer voluntary medical help to those refugees who are in need of medical care on Turkey's borders." | "They have come to Turkey willingly to offer voluntary medical help to those refugees who are in need of medical care on Turkey's borders." |
| They also called on the British, Turkish and Sudanese authorities to "enforce, speed up and coordinate more effective measures to ensure the safety of our children". | |
| BBC Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen said there had been fears that the medics, all in their late teens or early 20s, had been radicalised or recruited by Islamic State militants. | BBC Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen said there had been fears that the medics, all in their late teens or early 20s, had been radicalised or recruited by Islamic State militants. |
| The nine medics have been named as Mohammed Wael Fadlallah, Tasneem Suliman, Ismail Hamdoun, Nada Sami Kader, Mohammed Elbadri Ibrahim, Rawan Kamal Zine El Abidine, Tamir Ahmed Abusibah, Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir and Sami Ahmed Kadir. |