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Seven Britons are among a group of students feared to have travelled to Turkey in an attempt to join Islamic State. Seven Britons are among a group of students who have travelled to Turkey in what is believed to be an attempt to join Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
Twelve medical students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, left for Turkey on Friday, according to reports. The 12 students, who all studied medicine at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, left for Turkey on Friday.
A dean at the university told AFP it was likely the group – including British, Canadian and American citizens – was trying to reach Syria to join Isis. None of the students has been named. In March, it emerged that nine British medical students and doctors had travelled to Syria to work in areas controlled by Isis. They had also been studying medicine in Sudan.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that seven British nationals have travelled to Turkey from Sudan. Dr Ahmed Babikir, a dean at the private universityin Khartoum, said it was likely the group, which is made up of men and women and includes Canadian and American citizens, was trying to reach Syria to join Isis. “We confirmed reports from multiple parties that 12 medical students at the university left for Turkey on Friday,” he said.
“We are working closely with the Turkish authorities to establish their whereabouts and provide consular assistance.” Khartoum airport authorities confirmed the group had flown to Turkey and the students’ families said they had not seen them since Friday and were unable to find their passports, Babikir added. “Logic says that they travelled to join the Daesh organisation.”
In March, it emerged that nine British medical students and doctors were feared to have travelled to Syria to work in areas controlled by Isis. They had also been studying medicine in Sudan. None of the students has been named but a university source said all 12 were in their final year.
“These students were recruited to the Islamic State organisation by some individuals inside the university through conversations they had with them,” the source said.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed that seven British nationals had travelled to Turkey from Sudan. “We are working closely with the Turkish authorities to establish their whereabouts and provide consular assistance.”