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Nine British nationals detained in Turkey after allegedly trying to cross illegally into Syria could be deported on Thursday, according to reports.Nine British nationals detained in Turkey after allegedly trying to cross illegally into Syria could be deported on Thursday, according to reports.
Footage released earlier apparently shows the Britons arriving at a police station in the southern of the country, where they are understood to have been kept overnight. Footage released earlier apparently shows the Britons arriving at a police station in the south of the country, where they are understood to have been kept overnight.
The group – which reportedly includes three men, two women and four children – was arrested on Wednesday in Hatay province, which shares a border with Syria. Members of the group – which reportedly includes three men, two women and four children – were arrested on Wednesday in Hatay province, which shares a border with Syria.
According to Sky News, Turkish MP Mehmet Ali Ediboglu said on Wednesday night: “They are being held at a paramilitary outpost. Probably, they will be deported to their country tomorrow.” According to Sky News, Turkish MP Mehmet Ali Ediboglu said on Wednesday night: “They are being held at a paramilitary outpost. Probably they will be deported to their country tomorrow.”
The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the Turkish authorities. The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the Turkish authorities. The group is believed to include children aged from two to 10 years old, ITV News reported.
The group is believed to include children aged from two to 10 years old, ITV News reported. The latest arrests come after three young men were detained at the Turkey-Syria border last month. They were tracked down after police were given a tipoff about their alleged plan to enter the country. A woman was also arrested at the border in March on a separate occasion.
The latest arrests come after three young men were detained at the Turkey-Syria border last month. They were tracked down after police were given a tipoff about their alleged plan to enter the country. In February, police launched an international manhunt for three schoolgirls who went missing from their east London homes. Bethnal Green academy pupils Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana are believed to be inside Syria after flying to Turkey on a well-trodden path to the country.
A woman was also arrested at the border in March on a separate occasion. It is understood they were following another 15-year-old girl who travelled there from Britain in December. A high court judge has since confiscated the passports of four other pupils at the school after concerns were raised by Tower Hamlets council.
Meanwhile, in February, police launched an international manhunt for three schoolgirls who went missing from their east London homes. The Metropolitan police believe about 600 Britons have travelled to Syria and Iraq since the conflict began, while around half are believed to have returned to the UK.
Bethnal Green academy pupils Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana are now believed to be inside Syria after flying to Turkey on a well-trodden path to the country.
It is understood they were following another 15-year-old girl who travelled there in December. A high court judge has since confiscated the passports of four other pupils at the school after concerns were raised by Tower Hamlets council.
The Metropolitan police believe around 600 Britons have travelled to Syria and Iraq since the conflict began, while around half are believed to have returned to the UK.