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Girl on Heathrow plane 'stopped from flying to Syria conflict' | Girl on Heathrow plane 'stopped from flying to Syria conflict' |
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A plane about to take off from Heathrow was stopped over fears a girl on board wanted to join the Syrian conflict. | |
The 15-year-old from Tower Hamlets had bought an airline ticket to Istanbul in Turkey without her parents knowledge. | The 15-year-old from Tower Hamlets had bought an airline ticket to Istanbul in Turkey without her parents knowledge. |
The Met said its counter-terrorism team stopped the plane, which was already moving, on 6 December. | |
It is thought the girl planned to join the Syrian conflict - a civil war between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those against. | |
It has so far cost the lives of 200,000 people according to the United Nations. | It has so far cost the lives of 200,000 people according to the United Nations. |
BBC Home Affairs correspondent June Kelly said the police had acted on a tip-off from the local community that suggested the girl was on that particular flight. | BBC Home Affairs correspondent June Kelly said the police had acted on a tip-off from the local community that suggested the girl was on that particular flight. |
The Evening Standard reported that another girl, also 15, was able to depart before police could intervene. | The Evening Standard reported that another girl, also 15, was able to depart before police could intervene. |
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