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| Waheed Ahmed: 'Syria-bound' councillor's son to return to UK | |
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| A Labour councillor's son, held in Turkey on suspicion of trying to enter Syria illegally is expected to return to the UK. | |
| Waheed Ahmed has been detained along with eight other Britons in Hatay near the Syrian border since Wednesday, 1 April. | Waheed Ahmed has been detained along with eight other Britons in Hatay near the Syrian border since Wednesday, 1 April. |
| Footage released on Sunday shows him being put on a coach to Antalya, which is 509 miles west of Hatay. | Footage released on Sunday shows him being put on a coach to Antalya, which is 509 miles west of Hatay. |
| The group of nine from Rochdale included five adults and four children. | The group of nine from Rochdale included five adults and four children. |
| His father, Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed, said he "wanted his son to come home as soon as possible". | His father, Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed, said he "wanted his son to come home as soon as possible". |
| Simon Danczuk the MP for Rochdale has confirmed after speaking to the Foreign Office that Mr Ahmed is being deported back to Britain. | |
| In footage released by Reuters, Mr Ahmed is seen leaving a police station in Hatay. | In footage released by Reuters, Mr Ahmed is seen leaving a police station in Hatay. |
| He is then filmed getting on a coach to Antalya from where it is believed he will fly to the UK. | He is then filmed getting on a coach to Antalya from where it is believed he will fly to the UK. |
| Greater Manchester Police and the North West Counter Terrorism Unit have launched an investigation to establish why the group apparently tried to enter Syria. | |
| All nine would be sent back to the UK "in due course", police said. | All nine would be sent back to the UK "in due course", police said. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett has said that the primary concern was the "safety and welfare" of the children, and efforts were being made to ensure a "full safeguarding strategy" was in place upon their return. | Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett has said that the primary concern was the "safety and welfare" of the children, and efforts were being made to ensure a "full safeguarding strategy" was in place upon their return. |
| Police have been searching his family home in Rochdale. | Police have been searching his family home in Rochdale. |
| His father said he had thought his son was on holiday. | His father said he had thought his son was on holiday. |
| In a statement Councillor Shakil Ahmed said: "My son is a good Muslim and his loyalties belong to Britain, so I don't understand what he's doing there. | |
| "If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised, I would have reported him to the authorities. | "If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised, I would have reported him to the authorities. |
| "He's studying a degree in politics and sociology at Manchester University and has a good future ahead of him." | "He's studying a degree in politics and sociology at Manchester University and has a good future ahead of him." |